Hi Everyone, It seems there has been ongoing confusion about how to change subscription configurations for NYSbirds-L.
If you need to change configurations, please visit NortheastBirding DOT com. The instructions are there. At NortheastBirding DOT com, you will have access to various links which explain the process for subscribing, leaving, or changing your configuration settings. All commands to the server must be sent in an email to the nysbirds-l-requ...@cornell.edu<mailto:nysbirds-l-requ...@cornell.edu> email address. Please do not send commands to NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu<mailto:NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu>. All messages sent to NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu<mailto:NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu> will be distributed for everyone to see—commands do not belong here. I should also mention that the Archives have been a little spotty of late, but those can be read by visiting NortheastBirding DOT com and clicking on the link for NYSbirds-L Archives. The NYSbirds-L Archives are searchable as far back as mid-2009—in the event you are searching for specific historical posts. Here’s how to search for historical posts at the Mail Archive—a process that may be useful for people interested in adding old records into eBird: 1) Type your name or a bird species name of interest into the search bar and then click Search (user email address searches will not work, because user email addresses are not visible in the Archives). 2) In the resulting page, look to the right and click the word Advanced Search—you may further refine the search terms here if you want. 3) Next, as an example, click the drop-down bar under the Advanced Search section which says Sort by relevance, and change this to Sort by date. 4) Then, click the magnifier to the right of your search term in the Advanced Search bar. Results will be sorted by date containing anything with the search term indicated, newest to oldest. 5) Scroll to the bottom of the page. If the search results span multiple pages, you may see several numbers which you can click on, where the oldest record will be on the last page (highest number). Again, scroll to the bottom of each page for the oldest record on that page. 6) You may wish to right-click on (or option-click) each message link and open as a new tab, so you don’t lose your place in your search. Hope this helps, and good birding! Sincerely, Chris T-H -- Chris Tessaglia-Hymes Listowner, NYSbirds-L Ithaca, New York c...@cornell.edu<mailto:c...@cornell.edu> NYSbirds-L – Archives<http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> NYSbirds-L – Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> NYSbirds-L – Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> NYSbirds-L – Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") NYSbirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/nysbirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) birding_DOT_aba_DOT_org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
