How do I subscribe to the Grinnell College RAGBRAI Text Message List?

• To subscribe on the web, visit www.grinnell.edu/car/alumni/events/ragbrai scroll down to the red box on the left side, enter your SMS compatible phone number, and click the Subscribe button.
• To subscribe by SMS, send a text message to 41411 with the keyword "SUBSCRIBE" followed by Grinnell (i.e. SUBSCRIBE GRINNELL).
• You may also unsubscribe at any time by sending a text message to 41411 with the keyword "UNSUBSCRIBE" followed by the Grinnell (i.e. UNSUBSCRIBE GRINNELL).

How do I post a message to the list?

• To post by text message, send a text message to 41411 with "Grinnell" followed by a space and then your message, up to ~100 characters. (e.g. "Grinnell stopping for dinner at Simpson").
• As a shortcut, you may post a message by texting a message to 41411 with a single dot (".") in place of Grinnell, followed by a space and your message. (e.g. ". stopping for dinner at Simpson"). Using this quicker format, you will not receive the contents of that message as a response.
• You can reply directly to a single user by sending an text message with the keyword REPLY, followed by their USER NAME, followed by your message.
• To reply again to a user, you can replace their USER NAME with a single dot ("."). Text REPLY followed by "." followed by your message.

How do I block users or unsubscribe?

• If you don't want to receive further messages from a specific user, send an text message to 41411 with the keyword BLOCK followed by their USER NAME or phone number. (e.g. "block user287345")
• If you are subscribed to the Text Message List and no longer wish to receive alerts and updates from it, you may unsubscribe from it by sending a text to 41411 with the keyword UNSUBSCRIBE followed by the keyword. (e.g. "unsubscribe grinnell").