"Will Soper" wrote: > How do? Fine thanks, and you? Uh, hum... > Save this mail message. It includes all the e-mail addresses you need when > dealing with the Mac Scripting mailing list. Hint: Save this mail message. ;) > *** To Unsubscribe from this list: > > Send to: [log in to unmask] > Subject: unsubscribe > Message: signoff macscrpt > > > *** To subscribe to this list: > > Send to: [log in to unmask] > Subject: subscribe > Message: subscribe macscrpt <your full name here> > > > *** To receive the mail as daily digest: > > Send to: [log in to unmask] > Subject: digest > Message: set macscrpt digest > > > *** To get other info on using this automated system: > > Send to: [log in to unmask] > Subject: help > Message: help > > > *** To ask the human moderators a question: > > Send to: [log in to unmask] > > > *** To send a message to the mailing list: > > Send to: [log in to unmask] > > > Thanks. > > -The Moderators (a very offcial way of saying "Fred & Andy") > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > To send a message to all the people currently subscribed to the list, > just send mail to [log in to unmask] This is called > "sending mail to the list," because you send mail to a single address and > LISTSERV makes copies for all the people who have subscribed. This > address ([log in to unmask]) is also called the "list > address." You must never try to send any command to that address, as it > would be distributed to all the people who have subscribed. All commands > must be sent to the "LISTSERV address," [log in to unmask] > It is very important to understand the difference between the two, but > fortunately it is not complicated. The LISTSERV address is like a FAX > number that connects you to a machine, whereas the list address is like a > normal voice line connecting you to a person. If you make a mistake and > dial the FAX number when you wanted to talk to someone on the phone, you > will quickly realize that you used the wrong number and call again. No > harm will have been done. If on the other hand you accidentally make your > FAX call someone's voice line, the person receiving the call will be > inconvenienced, especially if your FAX then re-dials every 5 minutes. The > fact that most people will eventually connect the FAX machine to the > voice line to allow the FAX to go through and make the calls stop does > not mean that you should continue to send FAXes to the voice number. > People would just get mad at you. It works pretty much the same way with > mailing lists, with the difference that you are calling hundreds or > thousands of people at the same time, and consequently you can expect a > lot of people to get upset if you consistently send commands to the list > address. > > You may leave the list at any time by sending a "SIGNOFF MACSCRPT" > command to [log in to unmask] You can also tell LISTSERV > how you want it to confirm the receipt of messages you send to the list. > If you do not trust the system, send a "SET MACSCRPT REPRO" command and > LISTSERV will send you a copy of your own messages, so that you can see > that the message was distributed and did not get damaged on the way. > After a while you may find that this is getting annoying, especially if > your mail program does not tell you that the message is from you when it > informs you that new mail has arrived from MACSCRPT. If you send a "SET > MACSCRPT ACK NOREPRO" command, LISTSERV will mail you a short > acknowledgement instead, which will look different in your mailbox > directory. With most mail programs you will know immediately that this is > an acknowledgement you can read later. Finally, you can turn off > acknowledgements completely with "SET MACSCRPT NOACK NOREPRO". > > Following instructions from the list owner, your subscription options > have been set to "FULLHDR DIGESTS CONCEAL MIME" rather than the usual > LISTSERV defaults. For more information about subscription options, send > a "QUERY MACSCRPT" command to [log in to unmask] > > Contributions sent to this list are automatically archived. You can get a > list of the available archive files by sending an "INDEX MACSCRPT" > command to [log in to unmask] You can then order these > files with a "GET MACSCRPT LOGxxxx" command, or using LISTSERV's database > search facilities. Send an "INFO DATABASE" command for more information > on the latter. > > This list is available in digest form. If you wish to receive the > digested version of the postings, just issue a SET MACSCRPT DIGEST > command. > > More information on LISTSERV commands can be found in the LISTSERV > reference card, which you can retrieve by sending an "INFO REFCARD" > command to [log in to unmask]