Below are all the LISTSERV INSTRUCTIONS:
Take a fool's advice and go to John's web page just as Barb Knight so
kindly gives you instructions to do.
   Don't feel badly if you don't understand it, it's written in "Parkinese".

just me,
the fool offering you this free advice,
Marjorie 67/58/55


>Date:         Sun, 10 Sep 2000 23:03:38 -0400
>From:   "L-Soft list server at UofT (1.8d)" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:      File: "LISTSERV REFCARD"
>To:     Marjorie Moorefield <[log in to unmask]>
>
>            LISTSERV(R) System Reference Library, release 1.8d
>            --------------------------------------------------
>                 Copyright L-Soft international, 1986-1998
>
>                         Last update: 19 Aug 1998
>
>       ************************************************************
>       *                                                          *
>       * LISTSERV command reference cards:                        *
>       *                                                          *
>       *-> LISTSERV REFCARD: General user commands                *
>       *   LISTOWNR REFCARD: List and file management commands    *
>       *   LISTMAST REFCARD: Commands for the LISTSERV administrat*
>       *                                                          *
>       ************************************************************
>
>Commands are  listed in alphabetical  order, with the  minimum acceptable
>abbreviation  in capital  letters. Angle  brackets are  used to  indicate
>optional parameters. All commands which  return a file accept an optional
>'F=fformat' keyword (without the quotes)  that lets you select the format
>in  which  you  want  the  file sent;  the  default  format  is  normally
>appropriate  in  all  cases.  Some esoteric,  historical  or  seldom-used
>commands and options have been omitted.
>
>List subscription commands (from most to least important)
>---------------------------------------------------------
>SUBscribe    listname <full_name>              Subscribe to a list, or change
>                                                your name if already
> subscribed
>                       ANONYMOUS                -> Subscribe anonymously
>              Following either <full_name> or ANONYMOUS, you may specify
>              individual subscription options (DIGEST, MIME, etc):
>                       <WITH opt1 opt2...>      -> With specified options
>
>SIGNOFF                                        Remove yourself:
>              listname                          - From the specified list
>              *                                 - From all lists on that
> server
>              * (NETWIDE                        - From all lists in the
> network
>
>SET          listname options                  Alter your subscription
>options:
>              ACK/NOACK/MSGack                  -> Acknowledgements for
> postings
>              CONCEAL/NOCONCEAL                 -> Hide yourself from REVIEW
>              DIGests/INDex/NODIGests/NOINDex   -> Ask for digests or message
>                                                   indexes rather than getting
>                                                   messages as they are posted
>              HTML/NOHTML                       -> Prefer/avoid HTML mail
>                                                   (especially HTML indexes)
>              Mail/NOMail                       -> Toggle receipt of mail
>              MIME/NOMIME                       -> Prefer/avoid MIME format
>                                                   (especially MIME digests)
>              REPro/NOREPro                     -> Copy of your own postings?
>              TOPICS: ALL                       -> Select topics you are
>                      <+/->topicname               subscribed to (add/remove
>                                                   one or replace entire list)
>
>CHange                                         Change your e-mail address:
>              listname newaddr                  -> On the specified list only
>              * newaddr                         -> On all lists hosted here
>
>Options for mail headers of incoming postings (choose one):
>              FULLhdr or FULL822                -> "Full" (normal) mail
> headers
>              IETFhdr                           -> Internet-style headers
>              SHORThdr or SHORT822              -> Short headers
>              DUALhdr                           -> Dual headers, useful
> with PC
>                                                   or Mac mail programs
>              SUBJecthdr                        -> Normal header with list
> name
>                                                   in subject line
>
>CONFIRM      listname1 <listname2 <...>>       Confirm your subscription
>                                                (when LISTSERV requests it)
>
>Other list-related commands
>---------------------------
>GETPOST      listname ref1 <ref2 <...>>        Order individual messages from
>                                                list archives
>
>INDex        listname                          Sends a directory of available
>                                                archive files for the list, if
>                                                postings are archived
>
>Lists        <option>                          Send a list of lists as
>follows:
>              (no option)                       -> Local lists only, one line
>                                                   per list
>              Detailed                          -> Local lists, full
> information
>                                                   returned in a file
>              Global /xyz                       -> All known lists whose
> name or
>                                                   title contains 'xyz'
>              SUMmary <host>                    -> Membership summary for all
>                                                   lists on specified host
>              SUMmary ALL                       -> For all hosts (long output,
>                                                   send request via mail!)
>              SUMmary TOTAL                     -> Just the total for all
> hosts
>
>Query        listname                          Query your subscription options
>                                                for a particular list (use the
>                                                SET command to change them)
>              *                                 -> Query all lists you are
>                                                   subscribed to on that
> server
>
>REGister     full_name                         Tell your name to LISTSERV, so
>                                                that you don't have to specify
>                                                it on subsequent SUBSCRIBE's
>              OFF                               Make LISTSERV forget your name
>
>REView       listname <(options>               Get information about a list
>              BY sort_field                     -> Sort list in a certain
> order:
>                 Country                           by country of origin
>                 Date                              by subscription date
>                 Name                              by name (last, then first)
>                 NODEid                            by hostname/nodeid
>                 Userid                            by userid
>              BY (field1 field2)                -> You can specify more
> than one
>                                                   sort field if enclosed in
>                                                   parentheses: BY (NODE NAME)
>              Countries                         -> Synonym of BY COUNTRY
>              LOCal                             -> Don't forward request to
>                                                   peers
>              Msg                               -> Send reply via interactive
>                                                   messages (BITNET users
> only)
>              NOHeader                          -> Don't send list header
>              Short                             -> Don't list subscribers
>              TOPics                            -> Include breakdown of
>                                                   subscribers per topic
>
>SCAN         listname text                     Scan a list's membership for a
>                                                name or address
>
>SEArch       listname word1 <word2 <...>>      Search list archives
>         or:  word1 <word2 <...>> IN listname
>              FROM date1                        -> From this date
>                   TODAY                        -> From today
>                   TODAY-7                      -> In the last 7 days
>              TO   date2                        -> To this date
>              WHERE
>                SUBJECT CONTAINS xxxx           -> Only this subject
>              AND/OR
>                SENDER  CONTAINS xxxx           -> Only this author
>                                                Complex boolean operations are
>                                                supported, see database guide
>
>STats        listname <(options>               Get statistics about a list
>(VM)
>              LOCal                             -> Don't forward to peers
>
>Informational commands
>----------------------
>Help                                           Obtain a list of commands
>
>INFO         <topic>                           Order a LISTSERV manual, or get
>              <listname>                        a list of available ones
> (if no
>                                                topic was specified); or get
>                                                information about a list
>
>Query        File fn ft <filelist> <(options>  Get date/time of last update of
>                                                a file, and GET/PUT file
> access
>                                                code
>              FLags                             -> Get additional technical
>                                                   data (useful when reporting
>                                                   problems to experts)
>
>RELEASE                                        Find out who maintains the
>                                                server and the version of the
>                                                software and network data
> files
>
>SHOW         <function>                        Display information as follows:
>              ALIAS node1 <node2 <...>>         -> BITNET nodeid to Internet
>                                                   hostname mapping
>              BITEARN (VM only)                 -> Statistics about the
> BITEARN
>                                                   NODES file
>              DISTribute                        -> Statistics about DISTRIBUTE
>              DPATHs host1 <host2 <...>>        -> DISTRIBUTE path from that
>                                                   server to specified host(s)
>              DPATHs *                          -> Full DISTRIBUTE path tree
>              FIXes (VM only)                   -> List of fixes installed
> on the
>                                                   server (non-VM see LICENSE)
>              HARDWare or HW                    -> Hardware information
>              LICense                           -> License/capacity
> information
>                                                   and software build date
>              LINKs node1 <node2 <...>>         -> Network links at the BITNET
>                                                   node(s) in question
>              NADs node1 <node2 <...>>          -> Addresses LISTSERV
> recognizes
>                                                   as node administrators
>              NETwork (VM only)                 -> Statistics about the NJE
>                                                   network
>              NODEntry node1 <node2 <...>>      -> BITEARN NODES entry for the
>                                                   specified node(s)
>              NODEntry node1 /abc*/xyz          -> Just the ':xyz.' tag
> and all
>                                                   tags whose name starts with
>                                                   'abc'
>              PATHs snode node1 <node2 <...>>   -> BITNET path between 'snode'
>                                                   and the specified node(s)
>              POINTs <ALL | list1 list2...>     -> Graduated license point
>                                                   information for planning
>              STATs                             -> Usage statistics
>                                                   (default option)
>              VERSion                           -> Same as RELEASE command
>              (no function)                     -> Same as SHOW STATS
>
>Commands related to file server functions
>-----------------------------------------
>AFD                                            Automatic File Distribution
>              ADD    fn ft <filelist <prolog>>  Add file or generic entry to
>                                                your AFD list
>              DELete fn ft <filelist>           Delete file(s) from your AFD
>                                                list (wildcards are supported)
>              List                              Displays your AFD list
>
>              For node administrators:
>              FOR user ADD/DEL/LIST etc         Perform requested function on
>                                                behalf of a user you have
>                                                control over (wildcards are
>                                                supported for DEL and LIST)
>
>FUI                                            File Update Information: same
>                                                syntax as AFD, except that FUI
>                                                ADD accepts no 'prolog text'
>
>GET          fn ft <filelist> <(options>       Order the specified file or
>                                                package
>              PROLOGtext xxxx                   -> Specify a 'prolog text'
> to be
>                                                   inserted on top of the file
>
>GIVE         fn ft <filelist> <TO> user        Sends a file to someone else
>
>INDex       <filelist>                         Same as GET xxxx FILELIST
>                                                (default is LISTSERV FILELIST)
>
>PW           function                          Define/change a "personal
>                                                password" for protecting
> AFD/FUI
>                                                subcriptions,
> authenticating PUT
>                                                commands, and so on
>              ADD firstpw                       -> Define a password for the
>                                                   first time
>              CHange newpw <PW=oldpw>           -> Change password
>              RESET                             -> Reset (delete) password
>
>SENDme                                         Same as GET
>
>Other (advanced) commands
>-------------------------
>DATAbase     function                          Access LISTSERV database:
>              Search DD=ddname <ECHO=NO>        -> Perform database search
>                                                   (see INFO DATABASE for more
>                                                    information on this)
>              List                              -> Get a list of databases
>                                                   available from that server
>              REFRESH dbname                    -> Refresh database index, if
>                                                   suitably privileged
>
>DBase                                          Same as DATABASE
>
>DISTribute   <type> <source> <dest> <options>  Distribute a file or a mail
>                                                message to a list of users
> (see
>                                                INFO DIST for more details on
>                                                the syntax)
>              Type:
>              MAIL                              -> Data is a mail message, and
>                                                   recipients are defined
>                                                   by '<dest>'
>              FILE                              -> Data is not mail,
> recipients
>                                                   are defined by '<dest>'
>              RFC822                            -> Data is mail and recipients
>                                                   are defined by the RFC822
>                                                   'To:'/'cc:' fields
>              Source:
>              DD=ddname                         -> Name of DDname holding the
>                                                   data to distribute
> (default:
>                                                   'DD=DATA')
>              Dest:
>              <TO> user1 <user2 <...>>          -> List of recipients
>              <TO> DD=ddname                    -> One recipient per line
>              Options for the general user:
>              ACK=NOne/MAIL/MSG                 -> Acknowledgement level
>                                                   (default: ACK=NONE)
>              CANON=YES                         -> 'TO' list in
> 'canonical' form
>                                                   (uid1 host1 uid2 host2...)
>              DEBUG=YES                         -> Do not actually perform the
>                                                   distribution; returns debug
>                                                   path information
>              INFORM=MAIL                       -> Send file delivery
> message to
>                                                   recipients via mail
>              TRACE=YES                         -> Same as DEBUG=YES, but file
>                                                   is actually distributed
>              Options requiring privileges:
>              FROM=user                         -> File originator
>              FROM=DD=ddname                    -> One line: 'address name'
>
>FOR          user command                      Execute a command on behalf of
>                                                another user (for node
>                                                administrators)
>
>SERVE        user                              Restore service to a disabled
>                                                user
>
>THANKs                                         Check the server is alive
>
>UDD                                            Access the User Directory
>                                                Database (there are 18
> functions
>                                                and many sub-functions, so the
>                                                syntax is not given here)
>
>Syntax of parameters
>--------------------
>filelist  = 1 to 8 characters from the following set: A-Z 0-9 $#@+-_:
>fformat   = Netdata, Card, Disk, Punch, LPunch, UUencode, XXencode, VMSdump,
>             MIME/text, MIME/Appl, Mail
>fn        = same syntax as 'filelist'
>ft        = same syntax as 'filelist'
>full_name = firstname <middle_initial> surname (*not* your e-mail address)
>host      = Internet hostname
>listname  = name of an existing list
>node      = BITNET nodeid or Internet hostname of a BITNET machine which
>             has taken care of supplying a ':internet.' tag in its BITEARN
>             NODES entry
>pw        = A password with characters from the set: A-Z 0-9 $#@_-?!|%
>user      = Any valid Internet address not longer than 80 characters; if
>             omitted, the 'hostname' part defaults to that of the command
>             originator