1. What is ODMA Tech?

2. Prerequisites

3. Sending Messages to ODMA Tech

4. Subscribing to ODMA Tech

5. Signing off ODMA Tech

6. Other List Operations

1. What is ODMA Tech?

The e-mail address ODMATECH@ftplist.aiim.org is the address of the ODMA Tech e-mail discussion list.

ODMA Tech is the general list for all broadcast to the community of people and organizations interested in the Open Document Management API (ODMA), its support, troubleshooting, compliant products, and further development.

[Add reference to the LISTSERV software and on-line information, perhaps linking down to a section later on this page to provide further details.]

2. Prerequisites

You need an e-mail address

You need to confirm your interest in this list

subject matter of the list

where to see archives of the list (if on-line)

Consider other lists as well

The DMA Tech list

The Web-DM list

The ActiveODMA developers list

WebDAV lists

3. Sending Messages to ODMA Tech

For ODMA questions and discussions, mailto:ODMATECH@ftplist.aiim.org

You do not have to be a member of the list to send to it? Confirm that.

Recommending that people send to the list to be recognized.

How to send to the list.

Etiquette for using the list. [Can be in a later section]

Plain text, preferably in ISO format

No attachments unless requested - better to put them where someone can receive them, or send them to specific individuals (e.g., a submission for the ODMA.info site goes directly to the DMware Technical Coordinator)

What about the funny %xxx material?

Replying to the sender instead of the list.

4. Subscribing to ODMA Tech

To subscribe for receiving ODMATECH messages,

Using the e-mail service that you want to have receive messages from the list, create a simple text mail note

Have your message be the single-line request
SUBSCRIBE ODMATECH

mailto:LISTSERV@ftplist.aiim.org

The list server will respond with confirmation and further instructions on using the list

5. Signing off ODMA Tech

To unsubscribe and remove yourself from ODMATECH,

In the same way that you subscribed, send the single-line request
SIGNOFF ODMATECH

The list server will respond with confirmation information.

6. Other List Operations

For other information on using the lists, and customizing for your preferences, send message with the following commands in the message body

HELP
provides basic information about the list service

INFO REFCARD
provides a "reference card" of the operations you can perform with the list service. The reference card is provided by return e-mail.

INDEX list
returns an index to messages in the archive for list.

0.21 2005-02-05 Upgrade under ODMA Refresh: This FAQtip is moved to faq/2000/Q000801 and upgraded to the new style and format for refreshed and new FAQtips.
0.20 2004-11-19: Review for Impact of Changes: The AIIM list server has been changed and it is important to see if this list or another one should be used now. A diary & job jar is added to this FAQtip to carry work items and notes for it.
0.10 2002-12-09: Initial Draft (orcmid): Incorporate information previously on the DMware.info home page and customize for ODMA use.

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