When someone tries – unsuccessfully – to post to one of our e-mail lists I usually hear about it. With a little bit of investigation I can fairly quickly determine the problem and send a note with the requisite instructions. Here’s the most common problems and their resolution – hopefully I can help some of you avoid the frustration caused by a bounced message.

Trying to send to a Technical Committee Mail List

• you’re not a member of the TC. Only members can post; that is, someone with the role of member, voting member, chair, secretary, or leave of absence.
  • if you’re an observer, you’ll need to:
    • leave the group
    • join the group, indicating “member”
    • await your organization’s Primary Representative’s approval
  • if you’re an OASIS member but not on the TC roster, you’ll need to:
    • join the group, indicating “member”
    • await your organization’s Primary Representative’s approval
  • if you’re not an OASIS member, we’d love to welcome you. Please visit the Join page. As an alternative, you can submit your comment, feedback, concern or request to the technical committee comment list. You can find out more information by going to the Technical Committee’s home page and selecting the “Send a Comment” button.
  • NOTE: if you are an individual or associate member, you will receive a message containing a link to the approval page. You must authorize yourself to participate in the TC before you will be added to the roster.
• you are a member of the TC. Chances are you’re sending from a different email address than the one registered on our groupware application. Please check your account – note that you can set up a secondary email address.

Trying to send to a TC Subcommittee Mail List

• you’re not a member of the subcommittee. Only members can post; that is, someone with the role of member, voting member, chair, secretary, or leave of absence.
  • if you’re an observer on the SC but a member of the parent TC, you’ll need to:
    • leave the group
    • join the group, indicating “member”
  • if you’re an observer on the SC as well as the parent SC, you’ll need to:
    • leave the parent TC
    • join the parent TC, indicating “member”
    • await your organization’s Primary Representative’s approval
    • once approved and on the parent TC roster, join the subcommittee as a “member”
  • if you’re a member of the TC but are not on the subcommittee roster, you’ll need to:
    • join the subcommittee, indicating “member”
  • if you’re an OASIS member but not a member of the parent TC, you’ll need to:
    • join the parent TC, indicating “member”
    • await your organization’s Primary Representative’s approval
    • once approved and on the parent TC roster, join the subcommittee as a “member”
• you are a member of the TC. Chances are you’re sending from a different email address than the one registered on our groupware application. Please check your account – note that you can set up a secondary email address.

If you’re still having difficulties, feel free to send me an email and I’ll do my best to make sure the problem is resolved as quickly as possible.