Kawasaki GPz1100 Mailing List FAQ

GPzList Mailing List Frequently Asked Questions
Last updated 23 November 2001

1) How about some disclaimers?

Mail from this list is the exclusive responsibility of the originators. It is operated by Dave Spaulding (listowner@gpzlist.com) "the listowner". At his discretion, the listowner may terminate your subscription without any necessity for justification or even explanation.
To the greatest possible extent permitted by law, the listowner disavows, disclaims and renounces any and all warranty, obligation, liability, or responsibility for any action, failure to act, debt, guilt, sin, or other consequence which may arise from any usage, failure to use, or indirect consequences to subscribers, their employers or employees, agents, heirs or assigns, common carriers, or any other entity which may in any way become involved with or impacted by this mailing list.
You, the subscriber, by subscribing or continuing your subscription, agree that the value of the e-mail discussion you receive from this mailing list is fair and just consideration and compensation for the obligations and limitations imposed on you by this document.

The listowner doesn't promise you that anything at all will happen. The listowner warns you that anything at all MAY happen, and it's all your personal responsibility, not his or anyone else's.
By subscribing or continuing your subscription, you agree to hold the listowner and each and all individual subscribers, their heirs and assigns, employers and employees, agents and all other persons and legal entities harmless from any claim or legal action which may arise from any usage of this mailing list, to the greatest extent permitted by law.
This mailing list is run without consent, permission, or knowledge of the corporations and/or other legal entities which own the computers and Internet connections over which the mailing list operates. These corporations and/or other persons and legal entities share no responsibility or liability.

2) OK, really now, what is GPzList?

GPZlist is primarily for discussion of relevance to Kawasaki GPZ1100 motorcycles, motorcyclists, modifications, and riding. Discussion about any sort of biking problem is welcome, but an attempt should be made to keep it of practical relevance to GPZs; theoretical or philosophical discussions are best taken to the rec.motorcycles news group. The list is now open to all GPZ discussions, both the new and the classic models. The list is lightly moderated, just enough to keep order. Currently, the GPZ list has over 160 subscribers from several different countries, although the majority are from the U.S.
After you subscribe, it is considered "good form" to post a brief introduction, containing at a minimum your name, location, and a little something about yourself (age, profession, etc) and your bike (modifications, trip experience, etc). This helps us get to know each other, and it helps riders find others in the same region for potential get-togethers.

3) How do I subscribe to GPzList?

There are two ways. The easiest is to simply go to this website and subscribe:

http://www.micapeak.com/lists/GPzList

You can also use the automated server software. Send a mail to LISTPROC@micapeak.com with no Subject: line and a message body consisting of:

SUBSCRIBE GPzList Joe Motohead

Please replace "Joe Motohead" with your NAME - what people call you. NOT your e-mail address - what computers call you. Your e-mail address is picked out of the headers of your mail. This means that you should send all administrative mail from the same place where you initially subscribed, and will get all list-mail at that same address.

4) Why don't I see my own messages when I post to GPzList?

Because the default mailing mode is NOACK. See next question.

5) What about "digest" and "mailing modes"?

"digest" is one of several "mailing modes" of the list. Your subscription is always set to EXACTLY ONE of these modes, which control how and when you get mail from the list:

ACK Undigestified list mail; You get back a copy of your own mail to the list.

NOACK Undigestified list mail; You do NOT get back a copy of your own mail.

DIGEST You do NOT get back a copy of your own mail to the list. Instead of receiving one e-mail message for every message anybody sends to GPzList, you get two BIG "digest" e-mail messages per day, with all the traffic since the last digest batched up into one wrapper.

POSTPONE Your record stays on file, but you get NO mail from the list. NOTE: it also doesn't "save up" the mail while you're gone; you are simply ignored until you re-set your mode.

You can set yourself to any one of these modes by visiting this website and logging in using your E-mail address and password:

http://www.micapeak.com/lists/GPzList

You can also set your mode by sending mail to LISTPROC@micapeak.com with no Subject: line and a message body consisting of:

SET GPzList MAIL (mode)

For example, to get back to "normal" mode after setting your mode to postpone or digest:

SET GPzList MAIL ACK

6) How do I send a message to everybody?

Send anything you want to GPzList@micapeak.com and your message will be distributed to all subscribers.

7) How do I unsubscribe?

Again, the easiest way is to simply visit this website:

http://www.micapeak.com/lists/GPzList

Or you can send mail to LISTPROC@micapeak.com with no Subject: line and a message body consisting of:

UNSUBSCRIBE GPzList

(No name is required - it's keyed on your address from the mail header) NOTE: see below if you're just leaving temporarily.

8) What if I'm changing my e-mail address or provider?

There is a SET ADDRESS command, but everyone who tries to use it has trouble with it. First, it MUST be sent from you OLD address - you can NOT use it if you've lost access to your old provider/address. Second, you MUST get your NEW address exactly right AS SEEN BY LISTPROC (this isn't as easy as you might think - what your ISP tells you is your e-mail address ain't necessarily so), or you'll never be able to send commands again until the Listowner get involved. The best route is to first UNsubscribe from you OLD address (see above) and then re-subscribe from your NEW address. If you've lost ability to use your old connection, please contact the Listowner.

9) What can I send to GPzList?

First of all, "PLAIN TEXT". Binaries, HTML, Rich-Text and other formats are not allowed. Each mail program is a little different, but all of them can be set to send plain text.
The charter of the group is given above in answer to question 2, is available anytime by sending a message to LISTPROC@micapeak.com consisting of "info GPzList", and is sent automatically to each new subscriber.

10) Are there some posting conventions which I should follow?

The users of this mailing list should conform to the Internet/NetNews convention of appending new material AFTER the minimum quoted portion of the message to which the new stuff refers. Please be courteous! Trim down the text from the original message so that your reply includes ONLY the minimum quotation necessary to establish context. Habitual users of some PC mailers typically seem to have a particular problem with this, often inserting 2 lines of reply at the top of ~100 lines of quoted material. This is irritating to readers of your message, who end up scanning all that quoted volume looking for new material and not finding any.
It is also considered good form on the Internet to have a "signature" that reasonably identifies you. "CB Handle" style screen names like AOL uses are NOT an example of this. A particularly bad instance is when a new user blurts out a request for information with no signature and only a screen name; no information on location at all. This makes it very difficult to respond to the info request without inflicting the response on all the subscribers of the mailing list.
You should remember also that many people are reluctant to respond when a post comes only with an anonymous ID with no name and little address info.

11) Who can send mail to the GPzList mailing list?

GPzList@micapeak.com will accept and distribute meaningless text from anyone, subscriber or not. Obviously, non-subscribers won't receive copies of their submissions and won't see any of the responses. If this "permissive mode" becomes a problem because of Spammers or other e-mail abuse, this policy may be changed.

12) What happens when I "reply" to something GPzList sent me?

This depends on your mailer. In general, using most mailers' "REPLY" command will send your reponse to just the individual that sent the message. To send to the entire group, it is necessary to use the "REPLY/ALL" function of your mailer.

13) Who subscribes to GPzList?

As a Spam-suppression measure, the usual listproc REVIEW feature is disabled for GPzList, so this information is not available to the public.

14) Are there other related mailing lists?

GPzList is hosted by micapeak.com which supports a large number of other motorcycle mailing lists. To get more information about micapeak.com and its other services, please point your browser to:

http://www.micapeak.com/

15) What else can LISTPROC do for me?

Several other features are available. For a list of possible LISTPROC commands, send mail to LISTPROC@micapeak.com consisting of:

HELP

16) Is there anything GPz related on the WWW?

There is a great deal of information on the web. The best place to start would be here:

http://www.gpzlist.com

17) Who pays for it?

While Carl Paukstis (listmaster@micapeak.com) does the list administration, the facilities and service for WetLeather and several other motorcycle-mailing lists are provided generously by micapeak.com. H. Marc Lewis (marcl@micapeak.com) owns and operates the micapeak.com domain and pays all the associated costs: buying the hardware and software, maintaining it, and paying all the necessary fees to keep it connected to the Internet. He does this as a hobby -- micapeak.com is definitely a non-profit deal. Once a year (Jan/Feb) he solicits donations to help with the ongoing costs. If you'd like to contribute, his address is:

H. M. Lewis
PO Box 14755
Spokane, WA 99214, USA

18) What if this FAQ didn't answer my question?

Send mail directly to Dave Spaulding (listowner@gpzlist.com)

NOTICE: By subscribing or continuing to subscribe to the GPzList mailing list, you agree to be bound by this docment. Your presence here is purely at the whim of the listowner. You may be unsubscribed at any time, for any reason or no reason at all. You have no recourse. You were warned.