ECEMEN-L is an open, unmoderated Listserv dicussion list intended for any man or woman who would like to discuss the issue of men working in the field of early childhood education. Topics of discussion include organizing a men's caucus; activities, presentations, etc. at local and national conferences; examining barriers to men entering the field; recruiting ideas; dealing with sexual abuse accusations; retaining the male staff members in your programs; and experiences of men in early education in other countries.
The list is co-owned by Bruce Sheppard, representing the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) Men’s Caucus, and by the Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative at the University of Illinois. View the results of a survey of ECEMEN-L (then NAEYCMEN-L) list members that was conducted in March 2002.
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Subscribe
To subscribe to ECEMEN-L, send a one-line e-mail to listserv@listserv.illinois.edu with following message:subscribe ECEMEN-L {Your First Name} {Your Last Name}
Where {Your First Name} and {Your Last Name} refer to your real name (not your login name). Note that there is no reason to include a subject or your e-mail address. As an example, if Jane Doe wanted to subscribe to ECEMEN-L, she would send a message that looks like the example on the right.
NOTE: Your message to LISTSERV should not include a "signature" if at all possible. The computer will try to interpret the lines of your signature as commands.
You should receive a note confirming your subscription within a few minutes (although sometimes it can take and hour or two).
Send a Message
To send a message to all the members of the ECEMEN-L list, compose your e-mail message as usual and send it to the list discussion 
address:
ECEMEN-L@listserv.illinois.edu
Mail Options
There are three different mail options for the ECEMEN-L listserv: MAIL (the default), NOMAIL, and DIGEST
MAIL: Messages arrive in your mail box one at a time as they are posted to the listserv. This is the setting you are AUTOMATICALLY given when you subscribe. It is very easy to respond directly to messages received, but some people find that so many separate messages can clutter up their mail box.
Do NOT put a subject line in your message and remove any signatures from the body of your message.NOMAIL: You remain subscribed to ECEMEN-L, but new messages will not be sent to you. This is a good way to keep your mail box from filling up if you will be on vacation or away from your e-mail account for an extended period.
To temporarily stop mail from being delivered, send listserv@listserv.illinois.edu the following message:
set ECEMEN-L nomail
To undo this command, send listserv@listserv.illinois.edu the following message:
set ECEMEN-L mail
DIGEST: You will receive only ONE message per day from ECEMEN-L which includes ALL of the day's postings collected together. Digests are nice if you don't like wading through lots of separate messages, but it's harder to reply to any one specific posting.
To start receiving mail in digest form, send listserv@listserv.illinois.edu the following message:
set ECEMEN-L digest
To undo this command, send listserv@listserv.illinois.edu the following message:
set ECEMEN-L mail
Message Options
- Acknowledgement:
- ACK (Acknowledgement)
- NOACK (No acknowledgement)
- Reproduction:
- REPRO (See own message)
- NOREPRO (Don't see own message)
Acknowledgement setting
The Acknowledgement setting tells the Listserv computer whether or not to send you an acknowledgement whenever you send a message to the list. The setting options are ACK and NOACK. For instance, if you send a message with subject line "General Information", you can automatically get a message back from the Listserv computer that is something like: Your message dated XXX with subject "General Information" was successfully distributed to the XXX list.
Acknowledgement: To receive an automatic acknowledgement from the Listserv computer whenever you post a message to the list, send listserv@listserv.illinois.edu the following message:
set ECEMEN-L ackNo acknowledgement: If you do not want to receive an acknowledgement, send listserv@listserv.illinois.edu the following message:
set ECEMEN-L noack
Reproduction setting
The Reproduction setting tells the Listserv computer whether or not you want to see your own message posted to the list. The setting options are REPRO and NOREPRO.
See own message: If you want to see your own message posted to the list, send listserv@listserv.illinois.edu the following message:
set ECEMEN-L repro
Don't see
own message: If you do not want to see your own message posted to the list, send listserv@listserv.illinois.edu the following message:
set ECEMEN-L norepro
It is a good idea to set one of these options "on" (i.e., ACK or REPRO) so that you can know that your own posting has been received by the list. There are default settings for these options for each Listserv list. Each list may have different default settings.
Unsubscribe
If you unsubscribe from the listserv, you will remove yourself from the list completely and will no longer receive messages or digests.
To unsubscribe from ECEMEN-L, all you need to do is send a one-line e-mail message to listserv@listserv.illinois.edu that reads:
signoff ECEMEN-L
Feel free to contact the list administrator if you have problems getting signed off:
ecap-listadmin@illinois.edu
Note that there is no reason to include a subject, your name, or your e-mail address. Your message to LISTSERV should not include a "signature" if at all possible. The computer will try to interpret the lines of your signature as commands. You should receive a note confirming your signoff within a few minutes (although sometimes it can take and hour or two).
ECEMEN-L list archive
Messages posted to the list are archived for approximately one year. The ECEMEN-L list archive is available at: https://listserv.illinois.edu/archives/ecemen-l.html
Questions
If you have any technical questions about the list (problems subscribing, unsubscribing, setting list digests, etc.), please contact the list administrator at: ecap-listadmin@illinois.edu
If you have any other questions, contact the list owner:
Bernard Cesarone
ECAP, University of Illinois
Children's Research Center
51 Gerty Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone:
(217) 333-1386
Fax: (217) 244-7732
E-mail: cesarone@uiuc.edu
Bruce Sheppard
Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol St.
Salem, OR 97310
Email: bss56@comcast.net