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>ESPECIALLY FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS LOST LISTSERV INSTRUCTIONS > >Please save for future reference ------------------------- > >Good day PD List Members, > > This is a periodic posting designed to provide some quick tips to >help folks control PD List Subscription option. > >_______________________________________ >ListServ background: > > A Listserv is just a program that allows one to mail a message to it >so that all who have subscribed can receive the same message. People have >to subscribe to receive the mail messages. The program has options that >allow subscribers to tailor the messages they receive or the subscription >options. > > All of the Listservs I've used have a convention where one may find >out how to tailor their messages. The method to use is to send a message to >the Listserv (see below for the address), not the list (there's a >difference), with nothing more than "info refcard" in the body of the >message. Please note that the quote marks are not part of the command. The >Listserv program will send a return message with the program's reference >card listed. > >_______________________________________ >ListServ Address: > > First, please note that the list name is PARKINSN. Note that >there's no "o" near the end of the list name. > > The ListServ Id and address is: > > PD Listserv <[log in to unmask]> > > Please note that the user Id for the ListServ is "listserv" (no >quotes) while the user Id for the Parkinson's List is "parkinsn" (again, no >quotes). All commands listed in this quick reference should be sent to the >listserv Id. > >_______________________________________ >Commands: > > Each and every ListServe subscriber has the authority and >responsibility to tailor our own Listserv sessions. Any person who chooses >can alter their subscription options. The following are the most often used >actual commands used to control subscriptions. Each command is preceded by >a brief explanation of the command. > >1). Set subscription option to digest. This is where a single message >consisting of all individual messages is delivered to the subscriber. > >set parkinsn digest > >2). Set subscription option to nodigest. This is where individual >messages will be delivered to the subscriber from the ListServ. > >set parkinsn nodigest > >3). Set subscription to no receive no mail for a period of time. >Typically used when going on vacation or some other temporary "out of >pocket" event. > >set parkinsn nomail > >4). Set subscription to receive mail after a period of not receiving >mail. Undoes the nomail option. > >set parkinsn mail > >5). Signoff as a subscriber. This removes a subscriber's name from the >subscriber list so that mail is permanently discontinued. Would be used to >permanently leave the PD List or should be used if changing IPs (Internet >Providers) and getting a new eMail address. > >signoff parkinsn > >6). Subscribe to the PD List. Used to initially establish a >subscription on the PD List. > >subscribe parkinsn > >7). Get list of active subscribers. Might want an individual's personal >email address to send a personal message. This command gives a list of all >subscribers along with each's eMail address. > >rev parkinsn > >8). Determine subscription options. Used to find out what options are >currently in affect. > >Query parkinsn > >9). Want more information? This provides a list of available ListServ >Commands. > >help > > >_______________________________________ >Message Format: > > When controlling subscription options, place the ListServ address in >the "To:" field of the mail message (no quotes). There need not be a >subject, but one can be added if desired. In the body of the message, place >the desired command, starting in column 1, nothing more. As stated earlier, >a ListServ is nothing more than a computer program that is able to >understand a finite list of commands or verbs. When it encounters an >unexpected verb, it will reject the message. > >_______________________________________ >Unexpected mail failures: > > At times one may receive mail failures when attempting to post a >message to the PD ListServ. The first place to look is in your own back >yard. When one subscribes to the list, the ListServ program stores the IP >(Internet Protocol) Address from which the subscription message was sent >and uses it to verify that you are authorized to post messages. If you have >changed your IP Address in any way, any message sent to the ListServ will be >returned with a mail failure. To fix this, re-subscribe and send a message >to Barbara Patterson <[log in to unmask]> that lists the old IP >Address so that it may be deleted from the subscription list. > > If there have been no changes to your IP Address, forward the failed >mail message to Barbara Patterson <[log in to unmask]> so that she >may analyze it to determine the cause. > >_______________________________________ >ListServ Command Questions??? > > Feel free to contact Camilla Flintermann ><[log in to unmask]> or Jeff Jones ><[log in to unmask]> with any specific questions concerning the >formatting or interpreting the ListServ commands. >