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Instructionsfor BichonFrise-L |
Summary of Commonly Used Commands
How to Send Messages to the List
How To See/Not See Your Posted Messages
How To Duplicate Key Elements in the Header
How To Suspend Messages Temporarily
Summary of Commonly
Used Commands
These
commands are to be sent to LISTSERV@APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM,
*never* the mailing list. If possible, leave the subject lines blank.
What you want to have happen: |
What to type in your mail message: |
| To Subscribe | SUBSCRIBE BICHONFRISE-L Your Name |
| To Unsubscribe | SIGNOFF BICHONFRISE-L |
| To Suspend List Mail | SET BICHONFRISE-L NOMAIL |
| To Restart Mail (as individual msgs) | SET BICHONFRISE-L MAIL |
| To Get Mail (not in digest form) | SET BICHONFRISE-L NODIGEST |
| To Get Mail (as digests) | SET BICHONFRISE-L DIGEST |
| To Get Acknowledgment of Your Posts | SET BICHONFRISE-L ACK |
| To Not Get Acknowledgment of Posts | SET BICHONFRISE-L NOACK |
| To Get Copy of Your Posted Msgs. | SET BICHONFRISE-L REPRO |
| To Not Get Copy of Your Posted Msgs | SET BICHONFRISE-L NOREPRO |
| To See Your Distribution Options | QUERY BICHONFRISE-L |
| To Get Welcome Message | GET BICHONFRISE-L WELCOME |
| To Get ARCHIVES (subscribers only) | GET BICHONFRISE-L
LOGyymmw
(where yy=year, mm=month, w=week(A-E) |
| To Get a Copy of All the Commands | INFO REFCARD |
Every
email message sent
to the list
address (BICHONFRISE-L@APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM)
is relayed to all the members on the list. It is not
necessary that you have full Internet access
to participate; if you can send and receive email via the Internet,
you can be a member of the "Bichon Frise Breed Discussion List".
If you want to do something that is not noted above, use the HELP command in your mail message. When you send a command message to the LISTSERV, do NOT include your signature at the end of the message.
How To SubscribeSUBSCRIBE BICHONFRISE-L your namePlease include your real first and last name. You can leave the subject line blank, or, if your email service requires a subject line (such as AOL), just type anything you want. Please do NOT include a signature. If your application for membership is accepted, you will receive an email confirmation that your membership has been processed. You will have 48 hours to confirm acceptance. You are required to respond to the confirmation. Using your reply function, type "OK" (do not include the quotes) in the body of the message (do not include a signature) for your membership to take effect. You will start receiving messages by the following day.OR
subscribe bichonfrise-l your name
Also, please note that it's "BICHONFRISE-L" (the letter "L" as in "LOVE thy Bichon") and not "BICHONFRISE-1" (the number one).
It is customary, but not required, that all new subscribers "introduce" themselves to the group. Once you feel comfortable using the email list, please feel free to send out a note telling us about yourself and your interest in the Bichon. It would be helpful to the other list subscribers to include your Bichon(s) name(s), age(s), and titles (if any). If you have any other pets in your household, please mention these in your introduction.
How To UnsubscribeSIGNOFF BICHONFRISE-LReturn to next question
How To Send Messages to
the ListPlease do NOT send any command to the "list address". They will not be processed. All commands MUST be sent to LISTSERV@APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM that is the "LISTSERV address". It is very important to understand the difference between the two, but fortunately it is not complicated. The "LISTSERV address" in a sense acts like a FAX number, and the "list address" acts like a normal phone line. If you make a FAX call to someone's regular phone number by mistake, it will be an unpleasant experience for them, but you will probably be excused the first time. If you do it regularly, however, they will probably become upset and send you a nasty complaint. It is the same with mailing lists, with the difference that you are, in effect, "calling" hundreds of people at the same time. So a lot more people become annoyed if you use the "wrong number" and may tell you so.
How To See/Not See Your
Posted MessagesAfter a while you may find that this is annoying. This is especially true if your mail program does not tell you that the message is from you when it informs you that new mail has arrived from BICHONFRISE-L. To change this, send an email to LISTSERV@APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM with the following single line in the body (leave the subject line blank):
SET BICHONFRISE-L ACK NOREPROLISTSERV will email you a short acknowledgment instead, that looks different in your mailbox directory instead of sending you a copy of your own message. With most mail programs you will know right away that this is an acknowledgment you can read later.
Finally, you can turn off acknowledgments completely, though your list owner does NOT recommend this. However, if you decide to do this anyway, send an email to LISTSERV@APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM with the following single line in the body (leave the subject line blank):
SET BICHONFRISE-L NOACK NOREPROReturn to next question
How To Duplicate Key Elements
in the HeaderSET BICHONFRISE-L DUALHDRLISTSERV will duplicate key elements of the original message within the message itself so it is apparent who sent the message.
How To Change Your Delivery
FormatSET BICHONFRISE-L DIGESTSThe current default of the List is digest form. Digest recipients should be particularly careful in replying to list messages to AVOID resending the entire digest. Make sure you change the subject line to the appropriate subject description.
To receive the messages individually, send an email to LISTSERV@APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM with the following single line in the body (leave the subject line blank):
SET BICHONFRISE-L NODIGESTSReturn to next question
How To Suspend List Messages
TemporarilySET BICHONFRISE-L NOMAILYou will NOT be able to use this option indefinitely. You will be unsubscribed if this option is left on for 2 weeks or more. Please unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive BICHONFRISE-L email. However, if you are removed from the list, you may always reapply when you are ready. To reapply follow the same procedure as a new subscriber.
To start receiving your messages again, send an email to LISTSERV@APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM with the following single line in the body (leave the subject blank):
SET BICHONFRISE-L MAILResumes your temporarily suspended mail, whether individual or digests.
How To Get More HelpIt is not necessary to first subscribe to the Bichon Frise Mailing List to request and receive help.
Contributions sent to this list are automatically archived. You can get a list of the available archive files by sending an "INDEX BICHONFRISE-L" command to LISTSERV@APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM. You can then order these files with a "GET BICHONFRISE-L LOGxxxx" command, or using LISTSERV's database search facilities. Send an "INFO DATABASE" command for more information on the latter.
