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-----Original Message-----
From: L-Soft list server at UofT (1.8d)
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Subject: You are now subscribed to the PARKINSN list


>Fri, 23 Jul 1999 16:07:55
>
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Exchange)
>has been accepted.
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>Please save this message for future  reference, especially if
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>first time you are subscribing to an electronic mailing list.
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>need to leave  the list, you will find the  necessary
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(and of  all
>future subscription notices  from other mailing lists) in  a
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>folder will give you instant access to the list of mailing
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>are subscribed  to. This may  prove very useful the  next time
you  go on
>vacation and  need to leave  the lists temporarily so  as not
to  fill up
>your  mailbox while  you  are away!  You should  also  save the
"welcome
>messages" from the  list owners that you will  occasionally
receive after
>subscribing to a new list.
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>To send  a message to  all the people  currently subscribed to
the list,
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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 that
>connects you  to a  machine, whereas  the list address  is like
a normal
>voice line connecting you to a person. If you make a mistake
and dial the
>FAX number  when you  wanted to talk  to someone on  the phone,
you will
>quickly realize  that you used the  wrong number and call
again. No harm
>will have been done. If on the  other hand you accidentally
make your FAX
>call  someone's  voice  line,  the  person receiving  the  call
will  be
>inconvenienced, especially if your FAX then re-dials every 5
minutes. The
>fact that  most people  will eventually  connect the  FAX
machine  to the
>voice line to  allow the FAX to  go through and make the  calls
stop does
>not mean  that you  should continue  to send FAXes  to the
voice number.
>People would just get mad at you.  It works pretty much the
same way with
>mailing  lists, with  the difference  that  you are  calling
hundreds  or
>thousands of people  at the same time, and consequently  you
can expect a
>lot of people to get upset if  you consistently send commands
to the list
>address.
>
>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".
>
>Following  instructions from  the list  owner, your
subscription options
>have been set to "MIME" rather than the usual LISTSERV
defaults. For more
>information about  subscription options, send a  "QUERY
PARKINSN" command
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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.
>
>This  list is  available  in digest  form.  If you  wish  to
receive  the
>digested  version of  the  postings,  just issue  a  SET
PARKINSN  DIGEST
>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]