There are some who want to use this new system as an email system like we are used to. I include myself in that group. There are a few steps to make that work but it can be done.
Log in to the system
Set your email notifications
Go to Discussions>My Subscriptions and you will see a list of groups on this server. There are some at the top in bold that are ones you are already eligible for.
First set the Mail format choice to TEXT (This sends messages in a small text format)
For each group that you want to follow with email, choose "PDA" (Stands for Personal Digital Assistant, these days that means mobile phone).
When you have selected the ones you want, click "Save" at the bottom right.
You will now receive emails from those groups.
To reply to a post from a group, just reply to the email the way you usually do. To start a new subject, reply to a message from that group and change the subject line to something else.
In Gmail there is a not very obvious link "Edit Subject" under the To: field.
You can start a new subject by sending a new message to
ptg_pianotechne@for the Pianotech group
ptg_cautne@ for CAUT
The my.ptg.org software automatically quotes previous messages so edit out things that are quoted, just the way you did on older email systems.
Attachments don't post to the list from email, you have to post them from the web interface.
You can also view the groups and post to them from the my.ptg.org website. The discussions on Pianotech and CAUT are viewable to the public without being subscribed.