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What category is it when the mail is only the word pig over and over and over? Terry from the Madcity (Madison,WI) (Charlie and me) ----- Original Message ----- From: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, September 24, 1999 12:39 PM Subject: LIST: Restrict Your Incoming ListMail by Topic - Update > Hi all; > > I have activated a Topics feature in our LISTSERV software. This can > be used to restrict your incoming messages to specific Topic-Names. > You may choose to use it or not, as you wish. > > Current Topic-Names available are: > > NONPD: = not a parkinson's disease item > NEWS: = news items > TECHNEWS: = nerd news items > LIST: = list-business > PMID: = pubmed abstracts / medical studies > QT: = quotes / poems > UDALL: = political action [any country - named for Mo Udall] > PARKINSAW: = creative tales about a fantasy pd land > FUN: = humour and silliness > > Type the Topic-Names EXACTLY as shown, as the FIRST word in your > message's Subject Header, or the listserver will not recognize > them as Topic-Names, viz: > 1. all UPPER-case, > 2. no spaces and no hyphens [e.g NON-PD: or NON PD: are incorrect] > 3. immediately followed by a colon. > > More Topic-Names can be added, to a maximum of 23. > > Receiving Mail from the List: > ---------------------------- > > To continue receiving ALL mail as usual, you need do nothing. All > subscriptions are set to receive ALL Topics. > > [All, that is, other than DIGEST-ers, who comprise 1/3 of our current > membership. Topics restrictions only work on regular mail]. > > Restricting Mail From the List: > ------------------------------ > > 1. To stop receiving NONPD messages, send this command: > SET PARKINSN TOPICS -NONPD > > 2. To stop receiving NONPD and FUN and PARKINSAW messages: > SET PARKINSN TOPICS -NONPD -FUN -PARKINSAW > > 3. To start receiving FUN messages again: > SET PARKINSN TOPICS +FUN > > 4. All command messages are to be sent to the listserv computer at: > [log in to unmask] > > Sending Mail to the List: > ------------------------ > > 1. To use the Topics feature, type the Topic-Name in the Subject > Header in your message, followed by a colon [:], and then a more > detailed subject description [see my subject header above]. > > 2. Topic-Names need to be used [and spelled] in the message Subject > Header correctly by listmembers for this feature to be useful. > > 3. Specific Subject Headers are basic 'Netiquette' for any E-mail > use; for a large mailing list with high mail volume, they can become > critical. > > 4. All messages for distribution to the list-members are to be sent to: > [log in to unmask] > > > > janet paterson > 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset > 613 256 8340 po box 171 almonte ontario canada K0A 1A0 > a new voice: <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> > <[log in to unmask]> >