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To subscribe,
send an e-mail to:
listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu
Put SUBSCRIBE SCD YourFirstName YourLastName
in the body of the message.
Then send it off.
The name will be added to the mailing list. You have joined!
The following e-mail addresses are used in relation with
this list:
1. The list address: scd@maelstrom.stjohns.edu
Messages sent to this address go to all list members. This
is called "posting" to the list. The list address
should never be used for administrative requests regarding
your subscription or questions about the list server, as
this would unnecessarily annoy other list subscribers.
You can only post to the list from the account under which
you are subscribed. If your post is rejected for no apparent
reason, contact one of the listowners listed below.
2. The listserv address: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu
This is the address to which you sent your subscription
request, and it should be used for all requests that can
be handled automatically by the LISTSERV program. This includes
changing your name or address, unsubscribing, changing your
subscription options, retrieving files from the file server,
searching the list archives, etc. You will find a list of
the most commonly used LISTSERV commands in the next section.
3. The listowners' addresses:
John Chalmers: johnc@serv2.fwi.com
These are the people in charge of keeping the list running.
If you have any technical or administrative problem that
you cannot solve with LISTSERV commands, contact one of
the listowners. This would include problems such as having
your postings to the list rejected, or if you think some
SCD messages don't get through to you. (If you contact multiple
list owners with the same message, please denote that fact
in your message.)
Web archive
You can read and search in the letters of SCD mailing list
at the
web database of MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU:
http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/scd.html.
For instance, these are the letters of July
1997.
Common
Listserv Commands
This file describes some of the common commands that you
may need to send to the LISTSERV. You can generally send
any number of commands in a single message, as long as each
is on a separate line.
(Exceptions to this rule will be noted.)
This is not a complete list of commands, and many of these
commands have other options not discussed here. More information
about LISTSERV and database search commands is available:
see the "INFO" command described below.
Remember to send commands to listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu;
don't send them to scd@maelstrom.stjohns.edu,
which is the address where you post messages for everyone
else to read.
LISTSERV expects you to write the commands in the body
of the message, rather than in the message subject,
because some users have no control over the contents of
the "Subject:"-field on outgoing messages.
The common commands are as follows:
Subscribe
Signoff
Set mail
Set nomail
Set digest
Set nodigest
Query
Index
Get
Info
Dual header
Subject header
Database search
Get archive files
Each will now be described in more detail.
SUBSCRIBE SCD YourFirstName
YourLastName
This is the command you used to subscribe to the SCD mail
list. Your subscription address is automatically detected,
so you do not need to enter it. You will only be allowed
to post from that address.
If you want to post from more than one account, you can
subscribe from several addresses and set all but one to
"NOMAIL", as explained below.
Write "SUBSCRIBE SCD YourFirstName YourLastName"
in the body of the message and send it to: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu.
SIGNOFF
SCD
This command removes you from the SCD list. If you are forced
to change Internet providers and cannot unsubscribe from
your old e-mail address, please send an e-mail note to the
listowner and he will unsubscribe you from your old e-mail
address.
Write "SIGNOFF SCD" in the body of the message
and send it to: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu.
SET
SCD MAIL
Sets your subscription option so that you receive each message
as it is posted. This is the default setting when your subscription
begins.
Write "SET SCD MAIL" in the body of the message
and send it to: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu.
SET
SCD NOMAIL
Sets your subscription option so that you will receive no
mail from the list. You are still able to post messages
to the list. This is useful if you have more than one account,
or if you want to leave the list temporarily (e.g. when
going on vacation). Use "SET SCD MAIL" or "SET
SCD DIGEST" to go back to normal.
Write "SET SCD NOMAIL" in the body of the message
and send it to: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu.
SET
SCD DIGEST
Sets your subscription option to digest. Instead of receiving
each message as it is posted, you will receive one daily
message with all postings for that day. If you use this
feature, do not use the reply feature of your software or
the entire digest may be re-sent to the whole subscriber
list! Instead, a new message should be created with the
applicable information and comments.
Write "SET SCD DIGEST" in the body of the message
and send it to: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu.
SET
SCD NODIGEST
Sets your subscription option to individual messages instead
of receiving a daily digest. You will receive each message
as it is posted.
Write "SET SCD NODIGEST" in the body of the message
and send it to: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu.
QUERY
SCD
This returns a summary of your current subscription options.
If it appears that the SCD list is no longer sending you
messages, you should issue the "QUERY SCD" command
to determine your status:
If the returned
information shows NOMAIL and NOPOST this change was probably
due to error notices caused by your e-mail address.
You can return to receiving normal mail with the "SET
SCD MAIL" command (see the description above).
There are many reasons why your e-mail address may be
causing error notices, including a full mailbox or transmission
problems along the pathway. The high volume of error notices
we get makes it impossible for us to research every notice.
We do try to warn you of the problem, but usually you
will not receive our warning for the same reason that
the error notice is being generated. If the bounced message
appears to be temporary, the ID is set to digest mode.
Write "QUERY SCD" in the body of the message
and send it to: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu.
INDEX
SCD
This returns a list of all the SCD files available from
the file server.
Write "INDEX SCD" in the body of the message and
send it to: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu.
GET SCD WELCOME
This retrieves a named file from the file server, eg. GET
SCD WELCOME will retrieve this welcome message.
Write "GET SCD WELCOME" in the body of the message
and send it to: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu.
INFO
Returns a list of LISTSERV help files. Send "INFO REFCARD"
for a reference card on LISTSERV commands.
Write "INFO REFCARD" in the body of the message
and send it to: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu.
Dual headers
Dual Headers helps you to see the email-addresses of the
senders on the list mail you recieve. NB: One downside to
this option is one must trim out this second header when
replying, or the reply will be bounced back by the Listserv.
Write "SET SCD DUALhdr" in the body of the message
and send it to: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu.
Subject header
With this option turned on, you will get an [SCD] at the
beginning of every subject line. For those of us that use
filters, this just uses up part of the subject that is displayed
in a window. But for those that dump all incoming mail into
one mailbox, this will quickly identify which mail comes
from this list.
Write "SET SUBJecthdr" in the body of the message
and send it to: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu.
Database
Search
The SCD archives can be searched by sending a query to the
listserv. You can obtain a help file with the following
command to the listserv: GET SCD DBSEARCH
Write "GET SCD DBSEARCH" in the body of the message
and send it to: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu.
Archived letters
The archive files for the SCD list at MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
(monthly logs) can be obtained by sending a query to the
listserv. For instance:
If you wish to let the logfile of June 1997, you write "GET
SCD LOG9706" in the body of the message and send it
to: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu.
If you wish to let the logfile of July 1997, you write "GET
SCD LOG9707" in the body of the message and send it
to: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu.
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