how do I get to be a member?

Information, please.

By subscribing your email address to the list.
Visit the R-help info page at:

  https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help

and read what it has to say in general about R-help. Near the bottom
is a section "Subscribing to R-help" which tells you what to do.

Please note that it is *email addresses*, not persons, which are
subscribed, so (if you have more than one email address ) you should
use the one which you have subscribed when you want to post to the list.

Hoping this helps,
Ted.

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Date: 27-May-09                                       Time: 20:35:02
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