What
Are List Servers?
AAJ's
List Servers allow members to communicate with hundreds of
other participating plaintiff lawyers via e-mail or the AAJ.org
Web site. Any e-mail message sent to a List Server is automatically
delivered to all participating AAJ members.
AAJ's
List Servers are intended for plaintiff lawyers only and are
therefore limited to Regular, Sustaining, Life, and President's
Club members. Paralegal Affiliates and Law Professors sponsored
by these membership types may also participate. Personal injury
defense lawyers are prohibited from using any AAJ List Server.
This policy is enforced and monitored by AAJ staff and members.
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How
To Use AAJ's List Servers
List Servers
are electronic mailing lists with searchable Web message archives
on AAJ.org. You can always check messages posted to a List Server with your Web browser. If you choose to join, you will
typically receive all messages posted to the List Server in
your e mail. After you are subscribed, you may participate
by sending e mail messages to the List Server and receive
replies posted by others via e mail.
For security
reasons, the only way to subscribe to AAJ's List Servers
is through the Web page. Simply
check the lists you are interested in (or uncheck the ones
you want to leave). You may also change how you receive messages
by selecting one of the following options: Individual mail
(you receive each individual message), daily digest (one e-mail
with all the messages contributed that day), daily index (one
e-mail listing message subjects and message numbers with instructions
on how to retrieve specific messages) or no mail (Web only).
Please
note that when you join a List Server, you will be asked to
sign an online agreement stating you have read and will follow
certain guidelines, and that you agree never to share any
information from the lists with any defense interest.
Posting
a Message: Once you are a member of a List Server, you
will receive all messages posted to the List Server as e-mail
messages. You can also post a message to the List Server simply
by sending an e-mail message to that particular group's listed
e-mail address (or just click on the listed e-mail address
if your browser is configured to send e mail). While e-mail
is the preferred method of participation, you can also create
a new message from each group's List Server page by clicking
on "Create" and using the Web browser form. Messages
sent by any method will automatically be e-mailed to everyone
who has already joined and chosen to receive e-mail. A copy
will also be placed in a Web archive where it can be read
or searched for some time into the future.
Replying
to a Message: If you receive and read messages using
an e-mail program, then just use it to reply to the messages.
The primary consideration is whether you wish to make a public
reply to the whole list or a private reply to the author of
the original message. AAJ's lists are set up so that the
default reply is back to the list. However, nearly all e-mail
programs will send a private reply back to the original author
-- just take a quick look at the "Reply to:" header
window and make sure you are responding only to the author
and not the list. To make a public reply to the whole list,
the e-mail address for that particular group should appear
in the "Reply to:" window. When you use a Web browser
to view List Server messages, there will be a "Reply"
option next to a message.
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Navigating
AAJ's List Servers Pages
As
you explore AAJ's List Servers, please note that each page
has a horizontal menu of options that allows you to quickly
jump to whatever function or page you need. The standard menu
options are as follows:
Available
Lists takes you to a listing of all the List Servers
in which you are eligible to participate.
Read lets you view all the messages in a particular
List Server. Messages are archived going back 240 days.
Create
allows you to post a new message to this List Server.
Subscribe/Unsubscribe allows you to tailor the List
Servers you belong to, and how you receive your messages (e.g.,
each individual message, a daily digest, or a daily index
of subject headings).
Search This List allows you to search for terms or
names within the List Server you are viewing.
Search All Lists allows you to search for terms or
names within all List Servers available to you.
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Policies
& Agreements
AAJ's
List Servers are constructive and supportive communities where
proper decorum is expected. To that end, we regard the following
material as inappropriate and expect that members will not
post such material when using the List Servers:
•
Obscene, offensive, inflammatory, libelous or derogatory language
and messages.
• Copyright violations; commercial messages.
• Messages posted from any source other than AAJ that
require the respondent to pay money to retrieve the information.
• Messages that are off-topic. On a related note, messages
such as "I've done this or know that, contact me"
and "me, too" should be sent to the original author,
not the list.
Before
posting to the List Servers, we recommend that you read the
Security Notice and review the
Posting Guidelines. You can
also review the Policies for Participation
in AAJ List Servers and Document Libraries, to which
you will be prompted to agree before proceeding with a Web-based
List Server session.
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Contact
Us
Technical
Questions? Contact
listserver_support@justice.org.
List Server/Membership Questions? Contact AAJ's Membership
Department at 800-424-2725 xx611.
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