Mates-Mail: A mail list for men whose partners have breast cancer

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The NSW Breast Cancer Institute has been operating B-Mail, a email mailing list for breast cancer patients for 8 years. Now, in response to patient requests, a new mailing list, Mates-Mail is available.

What our subscribers have to say...

"I thought I was in this on my own - it helps to know that other guys are dealing with the same issues."

"You need to look after yourself so that you can look after your partner. It’s good to hear what’s worked for other men "

"I found out that I can’t fix everything, and that I don’t have to!"

What is Mates-Mail?

Mates-Mail is a Mail List Service run from BreastNet.

Mates-Mail was set up by the Westmead Breast Cancer Institute for men whose partners have had a diagnosis of breast cancer. The aim of the list is to enable communication, information sharing and support via the internet, so that men can help themselves to support their partners and families.

It is an electronic community of people. Mates-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 Mates-Mail for?

Mates-Mail is for for men whose partners have had a diagnosis of breast cancer. .

Benefits of Joining Mates-Mail

• Rapid distribution of your questions and comments to a wide, international breast cancer community
• Regular information on the areas of interest, information and experiences of the breast cancer community
• Regular Mates-Mail E-mail from other BreastNet users
• Update on additions to BreastNet
• Information on other breast cancer internet resources
• E-Mail access to a network of people with similar needs and interests

The Costs?

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

Details

You can subscribe or unsubscribe to Mates-Mail at any time at no cost. The Mates-Mail Server collects submitted mail and posts it to all subscribers 4 times a day. We will review the regularity of this distribution based upon the wishes of subscribers.

Mates-Mail is an unmediated List Server, i.e. anything you submit is automatically Mates-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. Commercial postings will be accepted initially.

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

NOTE:
Mates-Mail is a bulletin board to support women and their families with breast cancer. The Westmead Breast Cancer Instiute 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 Mates-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 Mates-Mail

Once you have subscribed to Mates-Mail you can post your questions, comments etc. at any time. Simply e-mail your message to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The message will automatically be distributed to all Mates-Mail subscribers (including yourself) within 24 hours.

Questions and Comments

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

Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 February 2010 13:25