Tue, 9 Jan 2007 12:34:07
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read this message carefully for instructions on how to send commands to
LISTSERV. Thank you.
Please save this message for future reference, especially if you are not
familiar with LISTSERV. This might look like a waste of disk space now,
but in 2 months you will be glad you saved this information when you
realize that you cannot remember what are the lists you are subscribed
to, or what is the command to leave the list to avoid filling up your
mailbox while you are on vacations.
In fact, you should create a new mail folder for subscription
confirmation messages like this one, and for the "welcome messages" from
the list owners that you will occasionally receive after subscribing to a
new list.
To send a message to all the people currently subscribed to the list,
just send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is called "sending
mail to the list", because you send mail to a single address and LISTSERV
makes copies for all the people who have subscribed. This address
(WIN-HOME@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM) is also called the "list address". You
must never try to send any command to that address, as it would be
distributed to all the people who have subscribed. All commands must be
sent to the "LISTSERV address", [EMAIL PROTECTED] It is very
important to understand the difference between the two, but fortunately
it is not complicated. The LISTSERV address is like a FAX number, and the
list address is like a normal phone line. If you make your FAX call
someone's regular phone number by mistake, it will be an unpleasant
experience for him but you will probably be excused the first time. If
you do it regularly, however, he will probably get upset and send you a
nasty complaint. It is the same with mailing lists, with the difference
that you are calling hundreds or thousands of people at the same time, so
a lot more people get annoyed if you use the wrong number.
The list is set up so that by default you get a short acknowledgement
message for your own postings but do not receive copies of your own
posts. If you want to receive copies of your own posts, send a "SET
WIN-HOME REPRO NOACK" command to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You may leave the list at any time by sending a "SIGNOFF WIN-HOME"
command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can also tell LISTSERV how
you want it to confirm the receipt of messages you send to the list. If
you do not trust the system, send a "SET WIN-HOME REPRO" command and
LISTSERV will send you a copy of your own messages, so that you can see
that the message was distributed and did not get damaged on the way.
After a while you may find that this is getting annoying, especially if
your mail program does not tell you that the message is from you when it
informs you that new mail has arrived from WIN-HOME. If you send a "SET
WIN-HOME ACK NOREPRO" command, LISTSERV will mail you a short
acknowledgement instead, which will look different in your mailbox
directory. With most mail programs you will know immediately that this is
an acknowledgement you can read later. Finally, you can turn off
acknowledgements completely with "SET WIN-HOME NOACK NOREPRO".
Following instructions from the list owner, your subscription options
have been set to "NOACK REPRO NOMIME REVIEW CONCEAL" rather than the
usual LISTSERV defaults. For more information about subscription options,
send a "QUERY WIN-HOME" command to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Contributions sent to this list are automatically archived. You can get a
list of the available archive files by sending an "INDEX WIN-HOME"
command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can then order these files
with a "GET WIN-HOME LOGxxxx" command, or using LISTSERV's database
search facilities. Send an "INFO DATABASE" command for more information
on the latter.
More information on LISTSERV commands can be found in the LISTSERV
reference card, which you can retrieve by sending an "INFO REFCARD"
command to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or in the General User's Manual
for LISTSERV, which is available at the World Wide Web URL
http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/index.html
If you should ever need to contact the list owners, you can write to the
generic address [EMAIL PROTECTED]
