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CHAT Discussion List
For STC Members OnlyThe STC Washington, DC Chapter provides a CHAT discussion list (stcwdc-chat) that chapter members may use for questions relating to technical communication. You may post questions about technical communication, upcoming events, organize a lunch bunch, or look for a ride to an event.
You may also add comments to postings on the WDC Blog at http://www.stcwdc.org/wdcblog/.
The CHAT list is a moderated STC-members only list. The list owner / moderator is Carolyn Kelley Klinger, at
The following gives you the commands for using the discussion list. Note: All links going to other Web sites will open in another window if you have Javascript turned on. Otherwise, they will open in the current browser window.
The name of the discussion list is stcwdc-chat. Commands may be sent by e-mail or by using the Web page at http://mailman.stc.org/mailman/listinfo/stcwdc-chat
All postings to this list should be related to technical communication and should follow the CHAT posting guidelines. If you are new to using discussion lists, please review the Mailing list etiquette collected from experienced users of discussion lists.
Basic Commands for the List
For documentation about using Mailman lists, see http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
Send a message to the list:
Archives: http://mailman.stc.org/mailman/private/stcwdc-chat
Help:
Subscribe: through the Web interface at http://mailman.stc.org/mailman/listinfo/stcwdc-chat, or by e-mail
Unsubscribe: through the Web interface at http://mailman.stc.org/mailman/listinfo/stcwdc-chat, or by e-mail
To Subscribe through the Web Interface Page
- Enter your e-mail address and name at http://mailman.stc.org/mailman/listinfo/stcwdc-chat.
- You may enter your own password, or one will be assigned to you.
- Check "Yes" or "No" for receiving daily digests instead of individual posts.
- Click on Subscribe.
Your request will be sent to the list administrator / moderator for approval and Mailman will notify you of your status.
To Manage Your Subscription through the Web Interface Page
Log on at http://mailman.stc.org/mailman/listinfo/stcwdc-chat
To Manage Your Subscription by E-Mail
Send an e-mail message to with help in the Subject: line. A message will be sent to you with instructions for how to use other commands.
To Join by E-Mail
Send an e-mail message to with subscribe in the Subject: line.
To Unsubscribe by E-Mail
Send an e-mail message to with unsubscribe in the Subject: line.
To Unsubscribe through the Web Page
Log on to the discussion list at http://mailman.stc.org/mailman/listinfo/stcwdc-chat.
To Post a Message
Send an e-mail message to (Do Not include graphic or document attachments—these are binary items and they get converted to unreadable code.)
The message will go to all the discussion list subscribers. (The discussion list works like a large broadcast mailing list—anything you post to the list goes out to everyone who is subscribed to the list.) This address is known as the "list address". (Only current subscribers may post to the list.)
To View Archived Messages
Log on at http://mailman.stc.org/mailman/private/stcwdc-chat/ [for list members only]
How to Change Your E-Mail Address or Edit Your Options
There are four different ways you can update your subscription e-mail address and edit your subscription options.
- Log on to the list through the Web interface at http://mailman.stc.org/mailman/listinfo/stcwdc-chat, scroll to the bottom and enter your currently subscribed e-mail address and password to visit the subscribers list. Click on Visit Subscriber List. Then click on your e-mail address in the list. This will take you to your options page.
- Log on to the list through the Web interface at http://mailman.stc.org/mailman/listinfo/stcwdc-chat, scroll to the bottom and enter your currently subscribed e-mail address in the last field on the page. Click on Unsubscribe or edit options. This will take you to your options page.
- Subscribe with the new e-mail address then unsubscribe the old address.
- Contact the list owner / moderator, Carolyn Kelley Klinger, at











