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- From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
- Subject: How to Use the Automated Archiver Service. (autopost)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.093004.25950@mont.cs.missouri.edu>
- Followup-To: alt.activism.d
- Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
- Sender: news@mont.cs.missouri.edu
- Nntp-Posting-Host: pencil.cs.missouri.edu
- Organization: PACH
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 09:30:04 GMT
- Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
- Lines: 71
-
- The mailing list affiliated with misc.activism.progressive (MAP) is
- run by a "listserver" which also operated an automated archiver
- service. To use this service, one sends "commands" -- simple email
- messages in certain formats, to the listserver's address, which is
- LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET, or LISTSERV@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU
-
- The most basic service available is the GET command; when the
- listserver receives a GET command from you, it automatically emails
- you the file(s) you requested.
-
- To use the GET command,
-
- ======================================
- To get a file named FILE NAME from the
- archiver (files are two words separa-
- ted by a space), send the 1-line message
-
- GET FILE NAME ACTIV-L
-
- to: LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET
- [or: LISTSERV@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU]
- ======================================
-
- Use GET with the file ACTIV-L ARCHIVE for a listing of
- files available with the GET command.
-
- Thus, for example, to have the listserver email you the index file
- ACTIV-L ARCHIVE which lists the files available with the GET command,
- just send the 1-line message GET ACTIV-L ARCHIVE ACTIV-L to the
- listserver address given above. Remember: don't email these commands
- to Rich, Harel, or other human-folks; the listserver itself "understands"
- them. If you are thoroughly confused (try emailing "help" to
- LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET first) you can of course consult with Rich
- [mathrich@umcvmb.bitnet].
-
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
- If you feel more adventurous, listserv also offers a full database
- capability for searching through the Megs of all past postings to
- activ-l; use the GET command with the file AMLDBASE DOC for a tutorial
- on how to use this feature.
-
- Enclosed below is the table of contents from the most recent (when
- this file was written) ACTIV-L ARCHIVE file to give you an idea of the
- variety of files available.
-
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
- *
- * CONTENTS:
- *
- * Networking info
- * General Resource Files
- * Book reviews/reading lists
- * Foreign Policy
- * Latin America
- * Nicaragua
- * El Salvador
- * The Persian Gulf
- * The continuing saga of the Iran/Contra affair
- * The "Secret Government"
- * Anti-war resources
- * Media and propaganda
- * Domestic Policy
- * Civil liberties in the US
- * Sexual Equality and Freedom
- * Ecology/Environment
- * Environment and Health/Safety
- * Other files of interest...
- *
-
-