Thiscommand will return a list of the local mailing lists to which you havesubscribed. Groupsthat you subscribe to that are served at other locations will have differentaddresses and may have different commands. To get information from them, sendto the listserv address where the list is maintained and in the body of themessage type help . If, on the other hand, you're afraid you'll miss something if youinterrupt your subscription, you may choose to receive the digest version. Thatis, you will receive one large post that will contain all the messages for acertain time period.
Nothing is lost, but it's one long stream instead ofseparate pieces of mail.
This option is true only for lists that have thedigest feature enabled. In the body of the message type review listname description , which will show if the list isdigested at all and how often. EDU andin the body of the message type set listname mail To Remove Yourself from a List Many people have discovered that it's more convenient to receive thesame information via Net News, leaving their e-mail boxes free for individualexchanges. Or they feel they are simply not able to keep up with the volume ofsome of the more active lists. If you have trouble signing off, send a message to the list owner, not to theentire list.