From owner-FRIENDS@dartcms1.dartmouth.edu Fri Mar 24 11:21:39 1995 Subject: You are now subscribed to the FRIENDS list Reply-To: FRIENDS-Request%DARTCMS1.BITNET@hamlet.caltech.edu X-Envelope-To: adam@CS.CALTECH.EDU Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-Lsv-Listid: FRIENDS Fri, 24 Mar 1995 14:08:47 Your subscription to the FRIENDS list (The NBC Comedy Friends) has been accepted. Please save this message for future reference, especially if you are not familiar with LISTSERV. This might look like a waste of disk space now, but in 6 months you will be glad you saved this information when you realize that you cannot remember what are the lists you are subscribed to, or what is the command to leave the list to avoid filling up your mailbox while you are on vacations. In fact, you should create a new mail folder for subscription confirmation messages like this one, and for the "welcome messages" from the list owners that you will occasionally receive after subscribing to a new list. To send a message to all the people currently subscribed to the list, just send mail to FRIENDS@DARTCMS1. 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 (FRIENDS@DARTCMS1) 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", LISTSERV@DARTCMS1.DARTMOUTH.EDU (or LISTSERV@DARTCMS1.BITNET). 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 FRIENDS" command to LISTSERV@DARTCMS1.DARTMOUTH.EDU (or LISTSERV@DARTCMS1.BITNET). 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 FRIENDS 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 FRIENDS. If you send a "SET FRIENDS 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 FRIENDS NOACK NOREPRO". Contributions sent to this list are automatically archived. You can get a list of the available archive files by sending an "INDEX FRIENDS" command to LISTSERV@DARTCMS1.DARTMOUTH.EDU (or LISTSERV@DARTCMS1.BITNET). You can then order these files with a "GET FRIENDS 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 anybody 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 FRIENDS 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 LISTSERV@DARTCMS1.DARTMOUTH.EDU (or LISTSERV@DARTCMS1.BITNET). From owner-LISTSERV@dartcms1.dartmouth.edu Fri Mar 24 11:43:34 1995 Subject: Output of your job "adam" X-Envelope-To: adam@CS.CALTECH.EDU Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT > set friends digest Your subscription options have been successfully updated. Here are the exact settings now in use for your subscription. Please take a few moments to check that this is indeed what you wanted. Subscription options for Adam Rifkin , list FRIENDS: Ack=Yes, Mail=Digests, Files=Yes, Repro=No, Header=Short, Conceal=No Summary of resource utilization ------------------------------- CPU time: 0.286 sec Device I/O: 38 Overhead CPU: 0.163 sec Paging I/O: 0 CPU model: 4381 DASD model: 3380 Friends Mailing Lists Help File 2/6/95 Version This is a monthly posting to the Friends-L and the Friends-Z lists. Please save a copy as it has information everyone will likely need at some point or other. *** TWO LISTS? Yes. There are two lists. FRIENDS-L (aka FRIENDS) = Discussion of the NBC Comedy "Friends" FRIENDS-Z (aka FRIENDSZ) = Discussion of the Friends Zone, a virtual construct of the Friends Fans *** TO SUBSCRIBE TO EITHER MAILING LIST Send mail as follows: To: listserv@dartmouth.edu Subject: (can be left blank) Body: subscribe friends firstname lastname OR subscribe friendsz firstname lastname (replace firstname and lastname with your first and last names) Note: you must use "friends" or "friendsz" (upper or lower case) and not "friends-l" or "friends-z" *** TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM EITHER MAILINST LIST Send mail as follows: To: listserv@dartmouth.edu Subject: (can be left blank) Body: signoff friends OR signoff friendsz *** TO SEND MAIL TO THE MEMBERS OF EITHER LIST Both lists have two addresses. The recommended ones are listed here. friends-l@dartmouth.edu OR friends-z@dartmouth.edu *** COMMANDS YOU CAN SEND TO THE LISTSERV *** Send mail as follows To: listserv@dartmouth.edu Subject: (can be left blank) Body: set friends COMMAND OR set friendsz COMMAND Commands include: digest -- you will receive 1 message per day with all that day's posts in it nomail -- for vacations: if you want to stay on the list but get no mail mail -- turns off digest option and nomail option noack -- don't tell me that my mail got sent OK repro -- send me copies of my own postings norepro -- do not send me copies of my own postings Examples: set friends digest (sets digest mode) set friends mail (goes back to immediate mode) These commands are standalone, they do not require any other text to make them work: info -- get the help file help -- get a simpler help file *** TO SEND MAIL TO THE HUMAN MODERATOR OF EITHER LIST *** When the listserv is being problematical and you can't make it do what you want, you can readm me at: friends-request@dartmouth.edu (Please use this INSTEAD of writing me directly as I may go on vacation at some point and will re-direct the request address to someone else. This way, you know you will ALWAYS reach someone vs. getting my vacation message and having to wait a few weeks) -Andy J. Williams, Mayor, Friends Zone ------------------------------ Andy.J.Williams@DARTMOUTH.EDU