From: dtiberio@csws19.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio)
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.i-amiga,comp.sys.amiga.emulations,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Mailing Lists
Date: 10 Nov 92 02:59:08 GMT
Organization: State University of New York at Stony Brook



      Periodical Posting of the xamiga.linet.org Mailing List Hierarchy

                      Now Supports Auto-Subscription




    What is a mailing list?

        Briefly, a mailing list is similar to a newsgroup, in that posting
    to the group allows all subscribers to read your posted messages. But
    it is different in that the posts go directly to your email address as
    opposed to the newsgroups. This usually leads to more pointed discussions
    with less unwanted traffic, and is also a very private system that allows
    users to be screened in order to keep things stable. As long as you do
    not annoy other users, you will be granted access.


    What mailing lists can I subscribe to from xamiga?

        Here is a list of our current mailing lists:

        Commodore-Amiga - This list will bring you news about upcoming
                          products, events, and reviews. It is also meant
                          to bring users together in an attempt to discuss
                          the future of Commodore in the marketplace.

        Excelsior! BBS - This is a support list for the Excelsior! BBS
                         program. You do not have to be a sysop to subscribe.
                         Used to transfer door programs, scripts, update
                         information, and general suggestions.

        Emplant - The newest hardware emulator now has its own mailing list.
                  This is the most heavily subscribed to list off of the
                  xamiga system.

        AMOS - For programmers of the AMOS advanced programming language.

        United We Stand - For the new independent grass roots political party,
                          under the direction of numerous volunteers from all
                          states of the United States.



    To auto-subscribe to a list, use this format in the body of your email:

#mail_list user@domain;



    Where mail_list is one of the following lists:

            commodore
            excelsior
            emplant
            amos
            united


        The # must be the first character in the line, followed by the
    mailing list name, your email address, and then a semi-colon. You must
    follow this format or the auto-subscription will not work and your
    request will be lost by the system and deleted immediately.




        Here is a sample:

#emplant dtiberio@libserv1.ic.sunysb.edu;
#america ddd_men@xamiga.linet.org;

#united hrperot@eds.com;


        Please keep in mind that the auto-subscription process deletes the
    file after using it, and the sysop may or may not see any other text
    in the file, depending on the method used by that sysop. On xamiga,
    all subscription requests are stored for approximately 7 days, although
    this is subject to change.


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