The Pacific Bulb Society Mailing List is a discussion forum on bulbs, sponsored by the
Pacific Bulb Society, for people around the world. Although bulbs (defined more broadly to include all geophytes) are the focus, we recognize
that people who grow them probably grow other things too and will be talking about them from
time to time.
Using this page you can search and view the list archive, subscribe to the list, change the details of
your existing subscription and view the answers to Frequently Asked Questions.
- Please sign your posts and include your location and climate information to help the rest
of the group understand your information.
- Attachments are not allowed and including them will cause messages to be held for approval.
Images can be shared by using the PBS wiki. See below.
- Please use a subject heading that describes your post and when responding to that post
please use the same subject heading so people who search the archives can find all the information on
one subject easily.
- If you change the subject, please change the subject heading as well.
- Include only enough information from the post you are replying to identify it. DO NOT
INCLUDE THE ENTIRE MESSAGE. This is to keep our archives uncluttered and
is also a courtesy to the members of the list, especially the digest
subscribers.
- Post answers to questions raised to our list members to everyone as there will be many interested in your
reply.
- Post messages that are of a private nature (such as thanks or information about
swapping seed or bulbs) privately.
- Please refrain from posting your
commercial offerings on our list.
- Remember whatever you post will be archived and available for others to read.
Do I have to be a member of the Pacific Bulb Society to join the pbs list?
The pbs list is open to anyone who is interested in talking about growing bulbs.
How do I join the list?
- Click on the Subscribe tab on this page or go to the information page and subscribe there:
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/pbs - or send a message to: pbs-request at ibiblio.org and in the subject write: subscribe
- or contact one of the administrators and ask to be subscribed:
contact Arnold Trachtenberg
contact Mary Sue Ittner
contact Diane Whitehead
I am getting too many messages? Is there any way I can get messages less often?
You can change your subscription to the digest. The digest bundles messages together and sends them out when they are a certain number or daily if there aren't very many. You can choose the digest when you subscribe if you subscribe online. You can later change to digest online. Click on the Change tab on this page. Or go to the information page listed above. On the bottom of the page there is a place for you to enter your email address if you want to unsubscribe, get a password reminder, or change your subscription options. You will need to enter the password given to you when you subscribe if you want to make changes. If you don't remember it, you can ask to have it be emailed to you. After you have the password, you can use it to make changes to your subscription options or to change your password to something you can remember.
I am going to be gone for awhile and don't want to come home to a lot of messages. Can I unsubscribe?
Instead of unsubscribing change to nomail using the same procedure outlined in the question above. When you return, change it back to regular mail or digest.
I tried to subscribe to the digest or to set my subscription to nomail and I can't figure out how to do it. What now?
As a last resort, contact one of the administrators and ask them to do it for you:
contact Arnold Trachtenberg
contact Mary Sue Ittner
contact Diane Whitehead
I have a picture of a bulb I'd like the group to see? Can I send it as an attachment?
Attachments are not allowed on this list. If you send an attachment, your message will be too large and will be sent to the administrators for approval. Even if approved your message will be stripped of the attachment before it is delivered. Our group has a wiki where images can be uploaded for sharing.
A message I sent to the group came through without any content? What happened?
Our program is set to remove html messages. Messages should be written in text or sent with a text copy that can be viewed after the html is removed. If you write only in formatted or styled text, your message cannot be viewed by the other members of the list.
I received a note that my message was not allowed because of the way I addressed it and is being held for approval? Why?
Occasionally messages are held because there was a bcc (blind carbon copy) listed in the address field. Ibiblio does not allow messages with bcc in the address to be delivered. Rewrite your message and either leave out the bcc or change it to a cc (carbon copy.)
I own a business that sells bulbs or seeds. Can I tell the others about what I have to sell?
Our server, ibiblio, does not allow commercial messages. Please do not use this list to publicize what you have to sell. If you are have a new catalogue you can tell the others and ask them to write you privately if they are interested in obtaining it, but do not discuss items or prices on this list.
I used to get messages and no longer get them. How do I find out what has happened?
The list may be going through a quiet time. You can always check the Archive to see if you are getting all of the messages: http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/pbs
If on checking the archives you find you are not getting the messages listed, there may be a problem with your server. First check your subscription however. If your mailbox has been full and a number of messages have been sent and returned to ibiblio because they could not be delivered your subscription may have been disabled (set to nomail) and you will need to change it back.
