KineJapan FAQ
This FAQ summarizes some of the basic commands you can use as a KineJapan subscriber. If at all possible, use these commands yourself to alter your subscription status. Only contact the owners when you have a problem in successfully executing these commands. Do not ever send requests to be taken off the list, etc., to the entire list: that is a bother to all the subscribers.
For all of the cases below, leave the subject line of your message blank and do not sign the message.
How do I subscribe to KineJapan?
To subscribe to KineJapan, send an e-mail, leaving the subject line blank, to:
listserver@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
In the text of your message (not the subject line), write:
subscribe kinejapan firstname lastname
Example: subscribe kinejapan Matsunosuke Onoe
How do I leave KineJapan?
To leave KineJapan, send the following message to listserver@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu:
unsubscribe kinejapan
How do I send a message to the list?
To send a message to all the people currently subscribed to the just send mail to:
kinejapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Your message will be immediately sent to all the subscribers. Do not send messages to listserver@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu, because they will not be distributed to the list.
Example:
To: kinejapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Subject: Self-Introduction[message text]
How do I temporarily suspend mail?
To suspend mail deliveries temporarily, send this message to listserver@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu:
set kinejapan mail postpone
How do I start delivery back up after suspending it?
To resume regular mail delivery, send this message
To: listserver@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu:
set kinejapan mail
Who is KineJapan?
To obtain a list of the current subscribers to KineJapan and their e-mail addresses, send the following message to listserver@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu:
recipients kinejapan
How do I change my subscription to "digest" and receive only one email per day?
Send the following command to: listserver@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
set kinejapan mail digest
To reverse this step, send this message to listserver@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu:
set kinejapan mail nodigest
Does KineJapan have an archive of old messages?
KineJapan is a form of electronic publication. Posts to it are like published articles and can be cited by others in their publications (the rules of citation apply here as well). As a publication, we keep an archive of past messages that subscribers can access, though at this time, it is not that easy. There are plans in the works to create a user-friendly web interface.
Currently the archive looks like:
Archive: kinejapan (path: kinejapan) -- Files:
log9705 (1 part, 319915 bytes) -- test kinejapan
log9706 (1 part, 195967 bytes) -- Re: Amateurs/documentary
All files for one month are collected together under the title of the first message of the month.
To GET a specific file from the archive after you have received a list of files either through the INDEX or the SEARCH commands, send the following message to listproc@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu:
get kinejapan <file>
For example: get kinejapan log9705
You can also SEARCH the archive by sending the following message to listproc@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu:
search kinejapan -all "<pattern>"
For example: search kinejapan -all "Aoyama"
This gives you a list of all the files with "Aoyama" in the title. You can also use the operators '|' and '&' to indicate OR and AND when specifying the search perameters.
How do I get information about KineJapan subscriber options?
To obtain a copy of the basic information on KineJapan (basically the text you are reading now), send the following message to listserver@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu:
information kinejapan
Who are the owners?
While KineJapan is not a moderated list, it does have "owners" who keep track of things and can answer your questions or help with list problems. The owners are:
Owner:
Aaron Gerow
Home (please direct KineJapan correspondence here):
1-12-13-101 Azamino
Aoba-ku, Yokohama 225-0011 JAPAN
e-mail: onogerow@angel.ne.jpOffice:
International Student Center
Yokohama National University
79-1 Tokiwadai
Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 250-8501 JAPAN
e-mail: gerow@ynu.ac.jp
Co-owners:
Abe' Mark Nornes
Film & Video Program
Dept. of Asian Languages and Cultures
University of Michigan
2512 Frieze Blg.
Ann Arbor, MI 49109
e-mail: amnornes@umich.eduMaureen Donovan
Japanese Studies Librarian / Associate Professor Ohio State University Libraries
328 Main Library
1858 Neil Avenue Mall
Columbus, OH 43210-1286 USA
614-292-3502
e-mail: donovan.1@osu.edu