hi all
At 01:28 AM 2000/01/31 -0500, sherri wolf wrote:
>Janet. I thought I sent to the original listserv
>that I used to sign on.Please give me the exact
>address! Thanks. I wish it weren't so difficult
>to accomplish this task! Thanks again for your help.
>Sherri
here is a text replica of the detailed instructions at my website:
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how to send messages to
the list-server
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how to change your subscription options
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There are various options which can change the way your subscription
is managed and there are specific words aka 'commands' that the listserv
computer will recognize and respond to. All 'commands' to the computer
must be in the 'body' section of your e-mail message.
Since the listserv computer at the University of Toronto manages several
mailing lists, all commands affecting your subscription must include the
name of our mailing list too. The listserv name for the PIEnet is
"PARKINSN" - not "PARKINSON")
Address for sending a command message to the LISTSERV computer:
[log in to unmask]
To request a descriptive list of the 'commands' that the listserv
recognizes, send the following 'command' message:
HELP
To find out what your subscription options currently are:
QUERY PARKINSN
To change your subscription option to receive the digest format:
SET PARKINSN DIGEST
To change your subscription option back to individual messages:
SET PARKINSN NODIGEST
To stop the incoming mail temporarily:
(for vacations, etc, - this means that you 'miss out' on the pd
listmail during your vacation but if you want to 'catch up' on what
you've missed you can always request old messages from the listserver]
SET PARKINSN NOMAIL
To resume incoming mail:
SET PARKINSN MAIL
To stop incoming mail permanently and to terminate your subscription:
SIGNOFF PARKINSN
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here's a sample subscription request message
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Date: 2000/01/01 01:01:01 EST
From: Ms. Wanda Joyne, PhD
To: [log in to unmask]
Cc: the list elf
Subject: My Second E-Mail Message to a Machine
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SET PARKINSN DIGEST
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here are some tips
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1. The "TO" Header: The listserv computer has two addresses:
use [log in to unmask] for messages to
the PARKINSN list-members; and
use [log in to unmask] for commands to
the LISTSERV computer;
(incredible as it might sound, it's easy to mix them up!)
2. The "BODY" of the Message: This is where the listserv computer looks
for 'commands' in nerd-lingo.
3. The "SUBJECT" Header: This header (and anything typed in it) is
ignored by the listerv computer.
4. The "CC" Header: This is where you will type in the list elf's e-mail
address in case you are having problems with your command messages.
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back to
| the basics |
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updated
1999/09/19
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janet
janet paterson
52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset
a new voice: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/
613 256 8340 PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario Canada K0A 1A0
