M-Mail: A Breast Cancer Mail List

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Support for women whose cancer has come back

What our subscribers have to say...

"This is great, as there are a lot of women out there with metastatic breast cancer, and its great to learn, swap ideas, obtain moral support and know that someone else is going through what you are, and that you are not alone."

Discussion - Support - Information

M-Mail is a mailing list developed specifically for people whose breast cancer has come back. This is a very difficult and stressful time and may be helped by the support of other women in similar situations. M-mail provides the forum for electronically communicating with other women who are travelling a similar journey with metastatic breast cancer.

What is M-Mail?

M-Mail is a Mail List Service run from BreastNet. M-Mail members can send messages, questions or comments to all other members automatically. Or, members may simply read comments and discussions from other members, and E-mail individuals to discuss areas of shared interest or to share information.

Who is M-Mail for?

M-Mail is for patients whose breast cancer has come back, their family, friends and carers.

The Costs?

NONE. There is no cost to subscribe, unsubscribe or contribute to M-Mail.

Details

You can subscribe or unsubscribe to M-Mail at any time at no cost. The M-Mail Server collects submitted mail and posts it to all subscribers 2 times a day. We will review the regularity of this distribution based upon the wishes of subscribers.

M-Mail is an unmediated List Server, i.e. anything you submit is automatically M-Mailed to all other subscribers. This will be reviewed depending upon usage and the content of posted articles. BreastNet editors reserve the right to delete any message deemed offensive or unrelated to breast cancer.

Security

Your Email address will not be released to other subscribers, the Westmead Breast Cancer Institute or any other organisation or individual. Your Email address will only be posted to other subscribers if you post a letter to M-Mail.

Subscribe/Unsubscribe

You can subscribe or unsubscribe at any time by posting an Email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

To Subscribe to M-Mail, leave the subject line blank and type this text into the main body of the message:
subscribe M-Mail
(Do not include a signature with this message.)
You will receive an Email confirming your subscription and providing details about posting.

To Unsubscribe to M-Mail, leave the subject line blank and type this text into the main body of the message:
unsubscribe M-Mail
(Do not include a signature with this message.)
You will receive a final message from M-Mail confirming your deletion from the mailing list.

NOTE:
M-Mail is a bulletin board to support women and their families with breast cancer. The Westmead Breast Cancer Institute is hosting this service but cannot be responsible for e-mails which contain malicious viruses. Please ensure you have updated anti-virus software on your own system.

NOTE:
Some people are receiving an error message referring to an unknown command "this" when attempting to subscribe or unsubscribe to M-Mail using Outlook Express. To overcome this problem, in Outlook Express go to Tools/ Options/ Send and set the Mail Sending Format to plain text.

Posting to M-Mail

Once you have subscribed to M-Mail you can post your questions, comments etc. at any time. Simply e-mail your message to
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The message will automatically be distributed to all M-Mail subscribers (including yourself) within 24 hours.

Questions and Comments

For more information, or if you would like to comment on M-Mail, e-mail the editor .

Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 February 2010 13:28