Newsgroups: bit.listserv.christia
Date:         Thu, 17 Dec 1992 11:33:05 MST
From:         Madge McBurney <ISPMOM@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Subject:      Help for Listserv commands
              17 Dec 1992 11:24:42 -0700 from <S05152@DOC.FLC.COLORADO.EDU>

On Thu, 17 Dec 1992 11:24:42 -0700 Glenn Radinsky said:
>Dear All:
>
>     I am hoping someone can tell me how to set NOMAIL for a
>couple of days.  Or VAX cluster is going to be taken off line for
>a couple of days so that some routine maintenance can be
>performed on it while everyone is away on break.  Thanks in
>advance for the help

Glenn,  I'll set your subscription to nomail from here.
Some of the more helpful commands are listed below --Madge
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  There are three methods you may use to access the Listserv at this node:
  Interactive messaging, mail commands, and file commands.  The simplest
  method of delivering commands to this node is via interactive messages.

  IBM/VM sites can use the TELL command to communicate with LISTSERV, while
  VAX/VMS sites would probably use the SEND command.

Mail sent to Christia to be read by the membership should be sent to
     CHRISTIA@ASUACAD

Messages intended to be read by the computer should be sent to
     LISTSERV@ASUACAD

EXAMPLES OF THE SECOND KIND:

The syntax to send messages depends on your computer and system software.
People on VM/CMS systems would use the TELL command, while people working
from a VAX/VMS systems would probably be using the SEND command.

To subscribe to the list "Practical Christian Life", send a message
of the form

     TELL LISTSERV AT ASUACAD SUB CHRISTIA John Smith (or)
     SEND LISTSERV AT ASUACAD SUB CHRISTIA John Smith

To terminate your subscription to the list, send the message
     TELL LISTSERV AT ASUACAD SIGNOFF CHRISTIA (or)
     SEND LISTSERV AT ASUACAD SIGNOFF CHRISTIA

To have your own postings distributed to yourself as well as to the
other listmembers, send the message
     TELL LISTSERV AT ASUACAD SET CHRISTIA REPRO (or)
     SEND LISTSERV AT ASUACAD SET CHRISTIA REPRO

To suspend reception of mail from the list (an alternative to
signing off and then on again) send the message
      TELL LISTSERV AT ASUACAD SET CHRISTIA NOMAIL (or)
      SEND LISTSERV AT ASUACAD SET CHRISTIA NOMAIL

To resume reception of mail, send the message
      TELL LISTSERV AT ASUACAD SET CHRISTIA MAIL (or)
      SEND LISTSERV AT ASUACAD SET CHRISTIA MAIL

To obtain a list of the Archives currently available, send the
message
      TELL LISTSERV AT ASUACAD INDEX CHRISTIA (or)
      SEND LISTSERV AT ASUACAD INDEX CHRISTIA

To order (for example) the Archives for 1992, January, Week 4, send
the message
      TELL LISTSERV AT ASUACAD GET CHRISTIA LOG9201D (or)
      SEND LISTSERV AT ASUACAD GET CHRISTIA LOG9201D

To obtain a list of the current members (other than those
subscribing through a group, and those who prefer not to be listed),
send the message
      TELL LISTSERV AT ASUACAD REVIEW CHRISTIA (or)
      SEND LISTSERV AT ASUACAD REVIEW CHRISTIA

To conceal your name from others who send the command REVIEW
CHRISTIA, send the command
      TELL LISTSERV AT ASUACAD SET CHRISTIA CONCEAL (or)
      SEND LISTSERV AT ASUACAD SET CHRISTIA CONCEAL

NOTE: All of the previous messages are intended to be read by the
computer, and therefore should be sent to
      LISTSERV@ASUACAD

Mail sent to Christia to be read by your fellow listmembers should be
sent to CHRISTIA@ASUACAD

You can also send the same commands listed above via MAIL. Indeed, some
systems will only let you communicate with other nodes using this format.
The syntax for the commands you send remains the same but are sent to the
server (listserv@asuacad) in the same way you send mail to a person.
(except that the text of the mail would be the command).

Here is a sample of a mail message sent to LISTSERV@ASUACAD requesting
an INDEX of Christia files:

     =======================================================
     Date:         Thu, 17 Dec 92 11:07:00 MST
     From:         Madge McBurney <ISPMOM@ASUACAD>
     To:           <LISTSERV@ASUACAD>

     INDEX CHRISTIA
     =======================================================

If you have any questions regarding the command portion of this document,
please contact the Christia list owners,

Madge McBurney    Bitnet:   ispmom@asuacad
                  Internet: ispmom@asuvm.inre.asu.edu
Steven Klepzig    Internet: sklepzi@ssb1.saff.utah.edu
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