SIGNOFF HISTARCH
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> Mon, 12 Oct 1998 19:19:47
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> 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.
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> you want it to confirm the receipt of messages you send to the list. If
> you do not trust the system, send a "SET HISTARCH 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 HISTARCH. If you send a "SET
> HISTARCH 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 HISTARCH NOACK NOREPRO".
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> on the latter.
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> "SET HISTARCH CONCEAL" command.
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> 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]
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