FRIENDS:
>
>It's easy to lose or forget about the instructions for the PD list, and
>that can result in needless hassle for you and for the people who try to
>keep it running smoothly. PLEASE take time to READ and S*A*V*E this post,
>which is what Barb Patterson sent you when you joined, if you don't have
>it now.  When you need to change your list subscription in any way, this
>will remind you HOW to do it--and  you will not be sending useless
>COMMANDS to the LIST instead of to the LISTSERV!
>Let's hear it for a healthy and research-productive 1998!
>*******************
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>>Your subscription to the PARKINSN list (Parkinson's Information Exchange)
>>has been accepted.
>>
>>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  6 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 vacation. 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  [log in to unmask] 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
>>([log in to unmask]) 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", [log in to unmask] 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.
>>
>>You  may leave  the list  at  any time  by sending  a "SIGNOFF  PARKINSN"
>>command to [log in to unmask] 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  PARKINSN 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 PARKINSN. If  you send a "SET
>>PARKINSN  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 PARKINSN NOACK NOREPRO".
>>
>>Contributions sent to this list are automatically archived. You can get a
>>list  of the  available  archive  files by  sending  an "INDEX  PARKINSN"
>>command to [log in to unmask] You  can then order these files
>>with  a "GET  PARKINSN  LOGxxxx" command,  or  using LISTSERV's  database
>>search facilities. Send  an "INFO DATABASE" command  for more information
>>on the latter.
>>
>>Please note that  it is presently possible for anybody  to determine that
>>you are signed  up to the list  through the use of  the "REVIEW" command,
>>which returns the e-mail address and  name of all the subscribers. If you
>>do not want your name to be  visible, just issue a "SET PARKINSN CONCEAL"
>>command.
>>
>>More  information on  LISTSERV  commands  can be  found  in the  LISTSERV
>>reference  card, which  you can  retrieve  by sending  an "INFO  REFCARD"
>>command to [log in to unmask]
>>
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