Lost Chords is a mailing list run through Connactivity with the Mailman software.

To subscribe - fill out the online form on this page. Remember to save your password because you will need it later to change your options or unsubscribe.

To unsubscribe - scroll down to the bottom of the main page and enter your e-mail address (the one you're subscribed from) next to the button "unsubscribe or edit options" then click that button. This will take you to a page where you can click the "unsubscribe" button.

Messages from Lost Chords can be received either in real-time or in digest form. On the real-time list, as each post is sent to Lost Chords, it is immediately re-sent to all those receiving the list in that form. It is also spooled into a special directory, bundled, and sent out periodically (usually daily) to those subscribing to the "digest version." The digest is not a condensed version of the Lost Chords posts -- it includes every message that has been posted to Lost Chords since the prior digest, in the same order in which they were initially received. The digest option is highly recommended for anyone who can use it, as it greatly reduces the load this list puts on the mail servers. Every post to Lost Chords that is sent out to real time subscribers must be rebroadcast separately to all real time subscribers. In the digest format, the posts are bundled and all of them sent out to each digest subscriber just once. This drastically reduces the load on the server, without reducing the opportunity of every digest subscriber to view each and every post to Lost Chords. Note that those receiving Lost Chords in the digest version can still post messages to the list. Lost Chords has members from several countries, with ages from 16 to 50+. Currently, there are 600-700 addressees subscribed to the Lost Chords Mailing List.

To change your options (for instance from real-time to digest version of the list or vice versa) scroll down to the bottom of the main page and enter your e-mail address (the one you're subscribed from) next to the button "unsubscribe or edit options" then click that button. You will be taken to a page where you enter the password you were given when you subscribed above a box which says "log in", then click that button. (If you've lost or forgotten your password, scroll down and click the box "Remind" and your password will be e-mailed to you.) From this page you can change the address at which you receive Lost Chords, change your password, or change your other options. To change from real-time to digest or vice versa, scroll down to the gray box which says "Set Digest Mode". "On" means you will receive posts in digest form. "Off" means you will receive posts in real-time. Don't forget to click the "Submit my changes" box at the bottom of the page for any option changes to take effect.

To post a message to Lost Chords, send your message via e-mail to: lost-chords@mailman.connactivity.com.

DO NOT send subscribe or unsubscribe messages to this address. They will not be effective in subscribing or unsubscribing you from the list (instead, your message will be routed to every member on the list and this can be embarrassing).

Only subscribers can post to the list. Mailman uses the "from" line of your e-mail to determine if you are a member of the list and, therefore, if your post will be allowed or not. Remember to post from the same address/screen-name/alias that you subscribed.

Lost Chords began in October 1992. The list is maintained by Rich Carreiro, who can be contacted at: lost-chords-owner@mailman.connactivity.com (if you would like a personal response to a question, for example). Rich personally approves all subscription requests to Lost Chords, but it's still necessary to subscribe by using the method described above, and not to Rich personally.

The archives of Lost Chords from October 1992 to October 1995 (before Lost Chords moved from MIT to Shore Net) can be obtained by pointing your browser to:

If you don't have web access, then ftp directly to:

www.frisk.org

and go to the following directory:

/pub/lost-chords/archives

The archives of Lost Chords digests while at Shore Net (October 1995 to April 4, 2003) are currently unavailable.