This thread really only pertains to members of the emailed prayer chain many Mudcatters belong to. I'm posting it because of ongoing mailbox difficulties which we are trying to eliminate so that the prayer chain can run more simply with more volunteer help. This message mostly duplicates what was just sent from the prayer chain's mailbox, with one important addition about BCCs not being screened out as spam.

There are some admin changes coming that will affect the operation of the prayer chain. Two people are considering coming on board as admins-- please pray for them to see if this is a task they can do, and if so, how. If new helpers come on board, or if I continue to keep the chain going, the mailbox is going to have to operate much more simply than it has been.

Strictly administratively, there is a BIG change coming on our end, aimed at eliminating the spam that can clog the box and cause messages requesting prayer to be rejected.

PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE FOLLOWING.

<> Effective December 15, 2003, ONLY messages from prayer chain members' recognized email addresses will be accepted. Hotmail will automatically reject all other incoming mail to the prayer chain address.

<> This means that I need a confirming reply from each and every one of you that wants to keep getting messages, so I can click that address into the individual contacts address list, along with any others you supply . (Right now you all appear entries in a group-list.) This will also help me determine who does and does not really participate; right now about 1/4 of all messages sent to the group bounce back as undeliverable.   Recipients not replying by Dec. 15 will be removed from the recipients' list.

<> Messages are sent with recipients' listed as BCCs. If you have not already done so, and you want to keep getting prayer chain messages, you need to be sure the messages are not being screened out by YOUR email program, as spam. Email programs have different ways of doing that. PM me if you are not sure what the prayer chain email address is, to change your settings to accept the messages.

<> If you change your email address in future, you will need to let us know FIRST by sending us a notice of the new address FROM the existing address we know you by.

<> It also means that should anything happen to you, people wanting to let us know about it will have to do it from YOUR email address, or via Mudcat channels.

As you reply, please include something you are thankful for, so I can circulate that out to the group after the 15th. That's how you will know I received and processed your reply!

~Susan