Newsgroups: bit.listserv.christia
Date:         Mon, 28 Dec 1992 14:30:09 MST
From:         Madge McBurney <ISPMOM@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Subject:      Christmas and PBI's

Christia members and friends,

I've been unable to dial in from home due to connection problems so I
didn't the chance to wish everyone a merry Christmas.  I hope you all
enjoyed this special time as much as I did.  My work with the homeless
went very well this Christmas.  We (my office) were able to cover the
needs of 16 families, and the blankets and coats are still coming in
for those on the street.  I'm making three or four trips per week to
people who are unable to find shelter and will probably continue this
for at least three more weeks.  I'm so thankful to God for inspiring
so many people to donate!  Many people have been touched in some way
by this effort, and several people have come up to me and stated that
Christmas is much different for them now...(some have cut back buying
so many presents to family, and instead are choosing to contribute some
of their time and money to families who have less).

On another subject:  I have update the file PBI BIOS, which contain a
number of _new_ personal biographies from member of Christia.  I think
it might be a good idea to go over some of the basic Listserv commands
you'll need to know in order to use the library.
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  There are two methods you may use to access the Listserv at this node:
  Interactive messaging and/or mail commands.  The simplest method is by
  interactive message, however, members having only INTERNET connections
  must send their command via mail.

INTERACTIVE MESSAGE COMMAND:

  IBM/VM sites can use the TELL command to communicate with LISTSERV, while
  VAX/VMS sites would probably use the SEND command.  For example:
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To obtain a list of files & archive logs from our library, send the message:

           TELL LISTSERV AT ASUACAD INDEX CHRISTIA  (or)
           SEND LISTSERV AT ASUACAD INDEX CHRISTIA

To obtain the above listing (but in a more readable format), send the message:

           TELL LISTSERV AT ASUACAD GET LIBRARY CATALOG  (or)
           SEND LISTSERV AT ASUACAD GET LIBRARY CATALOG

To receive the personal biographical file (PBI BIOS ), send the message:

           TELL LISTSERV AT ASUACAD GET PBI BIOS  (or)
           SEND LISTSERV AT ASUACAD GET PBI BIOS

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MAIL COMMAND:

  You can also send the same commands listed above via MAIL, by placing your
  command in the body or text area and sending the mail to LISTSERV@ASUACAD.
  When sending this kind of command you should leave the subject line blank,
  and send it unsigned.  If your mailing software automatically includes your
  signature and you don't know how to keep it from doing so, just drop me a
  line and I'll try to help.

  Below is a sample of a mail command sent to LISTSERV@ASUACAD requesting the
  file...PBI BIOS.

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           Date:         Mon, 28 Dec 92 10:14:00 MST
           From:         Madge McBurney <ISPMOM@ASUACAD>
           To:           <LISTSERV@ASUACAD>

           GET PBI BIOS
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  NOTE:  All of the above commands are intended to be read by the computer at
  ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, and therefore should be sent to LISTSERV@ASUACAD.
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Please feel free to contact Steven or myself if you need any help.

Christia list owners,
Madge McBurney    Bitnet:   ispmom@asuacad
                  Internet: ispmom@asuvm.inre.asu.edu
Steven Klepzig    Internet: sklepzi@ssb1.saff.utah.edu
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU