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Your subscription to the SOMELIST-L list (SOME_SUBJECT) has been
accepted.
Please save this message for future reference, especially if you are not
familiar with LISTSERVER. 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 SOMELIST-L@SOMENODE. This is called "sending mail to the list",
because you send mail to a single address and LISTSERVER makes copies for all the
people who have subscribed. This address (SOMELIST-L@SOMENODE) 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 "LISTSERVER address", LISTSERVER@SOMENODE.
It is very important to understand the difference
between the two, but fortunately it is not complicated. The LISTSERVER 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 "UNSUBSCRIBE SOMELIST-L" command to
LISTSERVER@SOMENODE. You can also tell LISTSERVER
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 SOMELIST-L REPRO" command and LISTSERVER 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
SOMELIST-L. If you send a "SET SOMELIST-L ACK NOREPRO" command, LISTSERVER 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 SOMELIST-L NOACK NOREPRO".
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 SOMELIST-L CONCEAL" command.
More information on LISTSERVER commands can be found in the LISTSERVER reference
card, which you can retrieve by sending an "INFO COMMANDS" command to
LISTSERVER@SOMENODE.