On Mon, 24 Feb 1997 00:10:47 -0800 "Marie E. Thorp" <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
>Would you please help me get Bee/L at<[log in to unmask]>?
>Thanks so much for your time and help,you have a great service.
> Take Care and GBY
> John in Homestead
>
John,
To subscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] (or
[log in to unmask]) with the words "Subscribe First_name
Last_name" in the body, (with your first and last names in place of
First_name and Last_name. (No quotes.)
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] (or
[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, and the list address is like a
normal phone line. If you make your FAX call someone's regular phone
number by mistake, it will be an unpleasant experience for him but you
will probably be excused the first time. If you do it regularly, however,
he will probably get upset and send you a nasty complaint. It is the same
with mailing lists, with the difference that you are calling hundreds or
thousands of people at the same time, so a lot more people get annoyed if
you use the wrong number.
You may leave the list at any time by sending a "SIGNOFF BEE-L" command
to [log in to unmask] (or [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 BEE-L 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 BEE-L. If you
send a "SET BEE-L 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 BEE-L NOACK NOREPRO".
Contributions sent to this list are automatically archived. You can get a
list of the available archive files by sending an "INDEX BEE-L" command
to [log in to unmask] (or [log in to unmask]). You can then
order these files with a "GET BEE-L LOGxxxx" command, or using LISTSERV's
database search facilities. Send an "INFO DATABASE" command for more
information on the latter.
Please note that it is presently possible for other people to determine
that you are signed up to the list through the use of the "REVIEW"
command, which returns the e-mail address and name of all the
subscribers. If you do not want your name to be visible, just issue a
"SET BEE-L CONCEAL" 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] (or [log in to unmask]).
Most of this was copied from the welcome message you get when you
subscribe. As they noted above, note the different addresses to send
"commands" to and to send "mail" to. Oh yea, and don't leave the "b" out
of "subscribe!" as some b-keepers have done! ;-)
Enjoy!
Gerry and the other Visels at
[log in to unmask]
Winnebago, Illinois, USA
P.S. Neat to see others discovering the free email of Juno. It's great!
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