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  A discussion list is a group of people, who have a common interest, in this case the ESS. When you 'subscribe' you will receive any message any person 'posts' to the list, and any message you 'post' to the list will be received by everybody else. You may receive these messages as individual messages, whenever they are posted. Or you may receive them as a 'digest', which is a bunch of messages posted usually once a day, as a single e-mail message. If you have an e-mail account, you can go the the appropriate list server, and 'sign on', or 'subscribe'. Each list server has a slight variance on how this in done, so if you want to join a 'list' follow the links below, and follow the instructions. If you have difficulty go to the 'list moderator' for help.
  With most newsgroups, you don't have to subscribe, you just point your server to the newsgroups they 'collect' and select the one/s you want to read. You can also 'post' to most newsgroups with out having to subscribe. Which also lends it self to a lot of garbage and advertising in newsgroups. Also posting to open newsgroups puts your e-mail address on public display, and you may quadruple the size of you junk mail, as the robots collect the e-mail address of people who post.
  Most e-mail lists are run by the computer, and once you subscribe you will be given a FAQ, and a list of commands you can send to the computer who 'runs' the list. With these commands you can set up how you want to receive the messages, and many other options.
  The Moderator is a person/s who moderates the list. If the discussions get to heated, or to personal, or to far off topic, they will step in and restore order. Each list has a distinct personality. The list Moderator even has the ability to 'screen' you posts before they get to the list, to make sure they are 'on topic'. Don't be offended if when you join a list, your posts are screened before they are posted, it is a common way of keeping off  'flames'.
  Imagine your at a large party, in a large room. And you are invisible, you can see only the people who are talking, and people can only see you, when you talk. There are several conversations going on at one time, you can move from group to group of people, listening and or sharing in the conservation. You hear other groups conservation, and perhaps you want to join in, perhaps not. Perhaps you want to start a new conversation. It's all up to you. In most newsgroups, probably 75% of the people 'lurk' for 95% of the time, they are invisible, until they talk. The topics are endless, and varied. Something for everyone. Will you like it? Who knows. I have friends who pay 40-50 bucks a month for cable and/or satellite TV connections, I pay 20 bucks a month for my internet connection, and it's 10 times more entertaining than TV.
 


Note: E-Mail lists change and evolve. Over the last 12 years, there have been Many a list, that has come and gone. When a list is started the 'owner' may vision who is joining, and what the discussions will be, but nothing is certain until people start talking. Also when a new list comes on 'line', that  may take some people away from other lists to join the new list.
Right Now, the FIELD Only, lists,  for the ESS,  are; "Hunt-R-ESS", and "SpanielsAfield",
And "JUST" the FIELD Cockers is; "Field Cockers".

  Hunt-R-ESS- created January 29, 1999
The purpose of this list is a forum for enthusiasts of the English Springer Spaniel doing what it was bred for  as a flushing Spaniel.  Topics will include training, health, field trials, hunting tests and personal hunting  with Springers. This is a Field / Hunting / ESS only List. This is a good list for Field ESS people to join.
To join: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hunt-R-ESS

SpanielsAfield - created Jan.  2000
For ALL sporting spaniel breeds used in hunting and/or field events. English and Welsh Springers, English and American cockers, clumbers, boykins, water spaniels and whatever kind of spaniel you have are welcome! Friendly discussions will include, but are NOT limited to: training tips, hunting, and various  competitive field events. This is a good list for Field people to join.
To Join : Membership is by invitation only...this is the address you need to write to for an invitation. Include name, breed of spaniel,  and where you are from!
SpanielsAfield-owner@yahoogroups.com

FieldCockers - Created July 2000
This list discusses field-related issues such as field trials, hunt tests,training, judging, handling and hunting  English Cocker Spaniels and (American) Cocker Spaniels.
 (This list is mostly for the 'FIELD" Bred Cockers, that do AKC Field Trials, and Hunt Tests.)
To Join:   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fieldcockers
 

ESS Chat Rooms
Each of the  "Yahoo Groups",  feature a live chat  'room'.  This is real time chat, where what ever you type is seen on the screen of all who are in that room, at the same time. No special software is needed. There used to be a group of people using the 'chat' feature, but today is or they are not used much. If you would wish to use this, Just a note on one of the lists, stating a time, would probably bring some people out to 'chat'.

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