The FAQ is currently in the process of being updated in the new system. We apologize for any inconvenience, and will be updating this page as soon as possible.

Note: Rosemary's Digest is no more; Benjy's Eigest has filled the void. Rosemary's FAQ is kept here for historical purposes, and to give you more familiarity with the Phish.Net, the Phish.Net community, the nature of mailing lists in general, and the net in general.

From Rosemary's Digest FAQ:

1. What is Rosemary's Digest

Rosemary's Digest is a low-volume, high content subset of the Phish.Net. Rosemary hand picks articles from rec.music.phish which are then sent out via email in digest form. All replies go back to rec.music.phish so they can be read by everyone.

2. What if I don't want to read a filtered version of the Phish.Net

Read the usenet newsgroup rec.music.phish instead.

3. How do I subscribe or unsubscribe

Send email to rosemary-request@phish.net with the word subscribe in the body of the message on a line all by itself. You can leave the subject blank.
If you want to unsubscribe, use the word unsubscribe instead.
Please don't email your subscribe/unsubscribe requests to Rosemary. The subscribe/unsubscribe part of the mailing list is taken care of automatically, and can't be administrated by Rosemary.

4. How about Hotline announcements and setlists

Hotline announcements, show setlists, and important news are sent out on an information-only list called phish-info. If you're subscribed to Rosemary's Digest, you should also subscribe to phish-info, since the posts on phish-info aren't included in Rosemary's Digest. To subscribe, send email to phish-info-request@phish.net with the word subscribe in the body of the message on a line all by itself. You can leave the subject blank.

5. What are the criteria for a post to make Rosemary's Digest

Basically, Rosemary looks at 3 factors:

1. Is the post Phish-related
2. Is the post of interest to the majority of the community
3. Is the post legible (no formatting problems or too many misspellings or anything else which would make it difficult to understand)

If a post meets all 3 of these, it gets in the Digest. Rosemary does prefer to include posts which have a name signed to them...there's no reason to post anonymously to the Phish.Net.
6. How can I respond to a post I read on Rosemary's Digest

You can respond to a post by creating a mail message to phish@phish.net with the same subject as the post you're responding to. Cut and paste what you'd like to follow up to, and then add your own comments. Send it off! It will go to rec.music.phish and get filtered in or out just like all the other posts.

7. How can I start a new thread of my own

Just send your post as email to phish@phish.net -- it's a mail-to-news gateway that will post your article onto rec.music.phish where it will get read by Usenet readers and Rosemary.

8. I just posted something, and I *really* want it to get into Rosemary's Digest. What should I do

Wait. If the post fits the criteria, it will get in. Please do not mail a copy of the post to Rosemary (she gets way too much email as it is) or put a line in the post saying "Rosemary, please include this post in your digest." -- both of these things are extremely annoying and to discourage such behavior Rosemary won't include them.
However, Rosemary isn't perfect. If a few days go by (and really allow a few days, because Usenet news is notoriously slow) and you haven't seen your post, and you truly believe it should have been included, email Rosemary at rosemary@cyberenet.net with a copy of the post. It may have been accidentally left out. It's deliberatly called Rosemary's Digest to remind readers that there is a human being doing the filtering.

9. Why do I get lots of digests per day sometimes, and other times none at all

The number of digests totally depends on the number of posts chosen by Rosemary. If there are a lot of good posts (like when an album is released, or when the band is touring) there will be considerably more digests than when nothing special is going on.

10. Can I get back issues of the digest

Not at the moment. There's a plan in the works to make them available but right now there isn't anywhere to get them.

11. Who is Rosemary

"Rosemary" is Rosemary Dean Mackintosh. She's a big Phish fan, and not affiliated with the band in any way. She thinks that there is great discussion available on the Phish.Net but that too much of it gets lost in the ticket grovels and "phish sucks" posts. She wants to give people who don't have the time or energy to find the good stuff a chance to stay involved in the discussion. Rosemary lives in southern New Jersey, works full-time, and is married to John P. Speno. Rosemary doesn't get paid to do the Digest. It's a labor of love for Phish and Phish fans. She appreciates any comments, thanks, questions, and feedback of all sorts. You can reach her at rosemary@cyberenet.net

12. I sent email to Rosemary and it bounced or she never wrote back! What's going on

This could be one of two things:

1. Rosemary got your email but hasn't had time to respond to it. Rosemary gets an enormous amount of email and it sometimes takes a while for her to respond.
2. The message was sent to the wrong email address. There is an extra "E" in cyberEnet - the exact email address is rosemary@cyberenet.net not rosemary@cybernet.net

13. Who else is involved in Rosemary's Digest

Aside from Rosemary reading all the posts, Shelly and Sean volunteer to keep the mailing list running and to handle the subscribing and unsubscribing. Rosemary's husband John does extra work around the house to give Rosemary time for the digest. And most important of all, all of the Phish.Net contributes the articles that make Rosemary's Digest a fun, informative, interesting Phishy read.

14. How can I help out with the Phish.Net I want to contribute my energy and time!

Rosemary suggests:

o Think about the music and make positive interesting posts to the Phish.Net
o Make a newbie offer to get tapes out to people
o Offer to administer or seed a tape tree
o If you know HTML, help out with the Phish.Net web site
o Be a responsible Phish.Netter. Keep up with the FAQ, welcome newbies, and help make the Phish.Net a positive experience for everyone.