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Attendance: skyfaller, mllerustad, conley, and ftobia | Attendance: skyfaller, mllerustad, conley, and ftobia | ||
− | + | ====How to setup a SFC mailbox (in this case, newgroup)==== | |
+ | In Thunderbird: | ||
* Go to "Add account" | * Go to "Add account" | ||
* Select email account | * Select email account | ||
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* Go to mailbox settings, then server settings, then select 'TLS if available' | * Go to mailbox settings, then server settings, then select 'TLS if available' | ||
* Login! | * Login! | ||
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Make sure you have the stars column set in your Thunderbird. Stars are for messages at 1.) require a reply and 2.) have not been replied to. | Make sure you have the stars column set in your Thunderbird. Stars are for messages at 1.) require a reply and 2.) have not been replied to. | ||
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* Junk - All the random spam that Thunderbird lovingly culls. | * Junk - All the random spam that Thunderbird lovingly culls. | ||
* Registration - auto-emails from our registration form go here. | * Registration - auto-emails from our registration form go here. | ||
− | * RepliedTo - for stuff that does not require more replies, e.g. the chapter has been registered and approved, and all is peachy. | + | * RepliedTo - for stuff that does not require more replies, e.g. the chapter has been registered and approved, and all is peachy. For reference, the canonical list of chapters is [[Chapters | here]]. |
− | * SpamProbably - Sometimes people think that we actually give chapters money and try to scam us. | + | * SpamProbably - Sometimes people think that we actually give chapters money and try to scam us. It's amusing. |
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+ | '''Goal with this inbox: turn interested contacts and baby chapters into registered, approved, happy(?) chapters!''' | ||
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+ | ====Steps to making a chapter an official chapter:==== | ||
+ | 1.) Make sure they actually want to be a chapter! (Lots of emails ask "what does starting a chapter entail?" or "how does students for free culture work?". They're interested, but not committing yet.) | ||
+ | 2.) Get the chapter registered! (Instructions at [[Register a chapter]]. They are, however, crazy complicated. If you don't like this, poke your favorite Webteam member about it.) | ||
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+ | ====Tasks to complete:==== | ||
+ | 1.) Write canned responses to FAQs and post them on the wiki. |
Revision as of 03:02, 12 June 2008
This is an adhoc meeting in IRC to teach people how to use the SFC email accounts.
Contents
Minutes
Attendance: skyfaller, mllerustad, conley, and ftobia
How to setup a SFC mailbox (in this case, newgroup)
In Thunderbird:
- Go to "Add account"
- Select email account
- Name for outgoing mail: Students for Free Culture
- First address we're setting up: newgroup@freeculture.org
- Type of email server: IMAP
- Username: newgroup
- Password: (ask Nelson) :p
- Go to mailbox settings, then server settings, then select 'TLS if available'
- Login!
Make sure you have the stars column set in your Thunderbird. Stars are for messages at 1.) require a reply and 2.) have not been replied to.
There are four folders associated with this inbox:
- Junk - All the random spam that Thunderbird lovingly culls.
- Registration - auto-emails from our registration form go here.
- RepliedTo - for stuff that does not require more replies, e.g. the chapter has been registered and approved, and all is peachy. For reference, the canonical list of chapters is here.
- SpamProbably - Sometimes people think that we actually give chapters money and try to scam us. It's amusing.
Goal with this inbox: turn interested contacts and baby chapters into registered, approved, happy(?) chapters!
Steps to making a chapter an official chapter:
1.) Make sure they actually want to be a chapter! (Lots of emails ask "what does starting a chapter entail?" or "how does students for free culture work?". They're interested, but not committing yet.) 2.) Get the chapter registered! (Instructions at Register a chapter. They are, however, crazy complicated. If you don't like this, poke your favorite Webteam member about it.)
Tasks to complete:
1.) Write canned responses to FAQs and post them on the wiki.