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boar-ing! Terry Kempf wrote: > > 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]> > >