Communicating through the Network

When communicating through the H-SKAND Network there are a coupple of things you should observe. There is a general Policy on Queries for the Network, set by the editors, to ensure that the posting is of relevance to most subscribers. Also there are some technical guidelines that you should follow when communicating through the Network.

Sending Mail to the Network

The tone and content of H-SKAND depend primarily and directly on the subscribers. The editors want to encourage lively, informal, productive discussion and exchange of information. To that end, we ask that contributions be composed with some consideration for the needs of a busy audience of scholars.

To SEND your own message to all subscribers, send an e-mail note directly to:

H-SKAND@H-NET.MSU.EDU

Extra-long messages will also be accepted, but may be stored on a fileserver for interested subscribers, rather than posting them via electronic mail to everyone. Some messages and discussion threads are also stored at this WWW site.

To REPLY to a message so that all subscribers can read it, be sure that the outgoing reply is directed to H-SKAND@H-NET.MSU.EDU, and not to the original author or to the editor. Replies intended only for individual authors should be sent directly to the author.

To send a message intended only for the editor, send it to h-skand@hist.ou.dk and mark it Private.

When you send a message to H-SKAND, you don't have to worry about the layout of the text, as the layout will be set by the editors. There are limited layout options when sending email anyway, and what looks good on your screen may look completely different on another.

You can use these layout elements:

CAPITALS	Use capital letters if you want to emphazize something or for headings
[Sqaure brackets]	Use sqaure brackets for book titles etc.
_Underline_	You can underline something in this way
"Quatation marks"	Use the "Quatation marks" as a substitute for italic text

Another problem when sending email are the special Nordic characters, that is not understood by all email programs. They should therefore be substituted with "normal" characters:

Recieving Mail from H-SKAND

The editor will usually code messages into one of several categories noted in the Subject Header to help the subscribers sort their incoming mail:

QUERY: Topic

The following message is a request for information. If you are asking about research aids or bibliographical references, it would be helpful if you defined the project and indicated what sources you have consulted so far.

REPLY: Topic

An answer to a previously-posted QUERY.

COMMENT: Topic

A message that commences a new conversational thread or that picks up and broadens an existing thread.

ONLINE CONF: Submitter

A query, reply or comment within the monthly online conference. Submissions in this category may be posted as new individual threads.

PRESENTATION: Name or Title

A presentation of a new member of the network or of a new research project.

CROSSPOST [Network]: Topic

Crossposting from another network of a single message or discussion thread relevant to H-SKAND.

LITERATURE: Title

Announcement of a new book, journal or article with full bibliographical data and an abstract

RESOURCE: Title

Announcement of a new electronic resource or service available through the Internet.

REVIEW: Title

A review of a book, an article or electronic text or service commissioned by H-SKAND or H-Net.

CFP: Topic

Call for Papers for a conference, conference session, or anthology. The moderators will filter these to make sure that a return address is included in the message. Unless otherwise noted, please reply to that return address, not to the list, unless you wish to discuss the posting with subscribers.

CONFERENCE: Title or Topic

Description of a conference, but without a specific call for papers.

FYI: Topic

For Your Information. An announcement of a new product, service, or event that the moderators consider of interest to subscribers.

JOBS:

Includes unique job opportunities, market conditions and prospects. This label also precedes the weekly H-Net Job Guide, a service provided to all H-Net lists.

If you should loose a message needed for further reference, you can always retrieve it from the H-SKAND Fileserver.

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