Good day PD List Members,
This is a periodic posting designed to provide some quick tips to
help folks control PD List Subscription option.
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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
subscriptionoptions.
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.
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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:
<[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 .
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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.) Subscribe to the PD List. Used to initially establish a
subscription on the PD List.In body of post addressed to listserv put:
subscribe parkinsn (your first and last names)
Do not use a signature.
2.) Set subscription option to digest. This is where a single message
consisting of all individual messages is delivered to the subscriber.
set parkinsn digest
3). Set subscription option to nodigest. This is where individual
messages will be delivered to the subscriber from the ListServ.
set parkinsn nodigest
4). Set subscription to 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
5). Set subscription to receive mail after a period of not receiving
mail. Reverses the nomail option
set parkinsn mail
6). 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) or getting a new eMail address.
signoff parkinsn
7). Determine subscription options. Used to find out what options
arecurrently in affectfor your account.
Query parkinsn
8). Want more information? This provides a list of available ListServ
Commands.
help
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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. 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.
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Unexpected mail failures:
At times on 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.
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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.
