The following information is provided to better acquaint membership with the operation of the Round Table's Listserv. The Listserv was established in August, 2005, to deliver the CCWRT Canister newsletter electronically, and to increase membership communication and scholarship. It is open to CCWRT members only. All CCWRT members who have an email address are automatically enrolled in the Listserv, and new members are automatically enrolled when they join CCWRT.

The Listserv email address is not provided on this page, to prevent its being used by spam generators. When you receive a message from Listserv, you will have the address in your mailbox. If you have not received a Canister or other message through the Listserv, or no longer have the email address available, contact the Treasurer of CCWRT to obtain it.

The CCWRT Canister is delivered in PDF format to all members participating in the Listserv, and can be read and/or printed out on any Windows or Mac computer. Examples of other common uses of the Listserv include: announcing associated meetings or events in the area of local Civil War interest, reminding members to make dinner reservations, notifying the membership of program cancellation due to inclement weather, and informing the members of last minute changes in the scheduled speaker because of illness. It supplements, but does not replace, the once-a-month printed Canister, it furthers the CCWRT website, and it encourages members to ask questions of each other and of the officers.

Members can and are encouraged to post Civil War-related items on the Listserv that they think will be of interest to the membership. Suggestions to improve the overall operation of the Round Table are also encouraged. Posts should not be long and pictures transmitted should not be large, as some of our members have telephone hookup.

When a member sends an email to the Listserv, the sender’s email address is not disclosed to the list, and antivirus scanning is done by the University of Cincinnati Information Technology.

Using the REPLY button to respond to a Listserv message will send the message to all members; to respond privately to one or more members, delete the Listserv address in the address bar and insert the email address of the member to whom you wish to send the message. If you do not have the member's email address, contact the Treasurer of CCWRT to obtain it.

The list is monitored to remove automatic replies (Out of the Office, etc.). Member posts will be shunted to the list host for authorization. If the message contains only information related to the Civil War, it is distributed. The individual is always responsible for the content of his/her message. Officer-originated messages go directly to the membership, since the list host is but a conduit, not a symbolic authorizer of those communications. The list has an archive, so new members can "catch up." It will take attachments.

There is no cost to the CCWRT or its members for this service. While we strongly encourage participation in the Listserv, members may unsubscribe if they no longer want to participate in the program. Additional questions regarding the Listserv should be directed to John Steiner, our Listserv Coordinator.