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Topics of the day:
1. setting up mailing list through accmail?
2. <No subject given> (3)
3. FTPMail, Agora, etc. statistics
4. reference queries DOES IT EVERY WORK?
5. can i use www4mail to apply free email?
6. What is ICQ? (2)
7. electronics
8. (no subject)
9. mailing lists (3)
10. Thank you, Bruce!!
11. Postscript document in parts (was blank)
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Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 19:45:54 +0100
From: Gerald England <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: setting up mailing list through accmail?
There are other alternatives to LISTSERV
which is excellent but a tad expensive
or onelist which is rather web-oriented.
There are a number of places that host lists
using majordomo software
which is not as great as LISTSERV
but more flexible than onelist and other web-based lists
and exceptionally email-friendly.
There are some that will host a list for free
others charge quite reasonable amounts
(compared to LISTSERV)
I had some information about a year ago
but it is probably rather out of date
and I haven't time just now to dig it out
but if no-one else has the information to hand
if wang writes me privately
I'll see what I can find.
Gerald England
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From: Gerald E. Boyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 22 May 1999 18:01
Subject: Re: setting up mailing list through accmail?
>At 07:10 PM 5/20/99 +0800, wang wenjie wrote the following:
>
>>envious of mr. boyd's success, I also would like to run a mailing list
>>of my own. is there an accmail approach to set up one and maintain it?
>
>Various methods to attack this problem. If you wish to use LISTSERV
>software you must find a site to sponser the list. If you use the Lite
>version of LISTSERV you could run it on your own machine. Note,
>however, that most mailing lists should be run in a 24/7 fashion which
>pre-supposes that you would have a full-time connection to the 'net.
>
>Another method is to use OneList. However, you must use the web to set
>up the list. After that you can use E-mail methods to subscribe,
>unsubscribe, change options etc.
>
>The low-tech non-24/7 type of mailing list can be setup using your
>E-mail program. Pegasus or Eudora Pro would be your best bets. In this
>fashion, it would be best if you could get another E-mail address. You
>would have the users send mail to the new address where upon receipt
>you can configure Pegasus or Eudora Pro to filter the mail into separte
>folders and also reply. This option would be best for small lists as
>the work involved is tremendous.
>
>On this list, I only have to monitor the postings and problems. Another
>member monitors the bounces. The LISTSERV software does all the rest,
>that is, subscribe, unsubscibe, archiving and digest making.
>
>Another option, is to look for a list that you might like to help out
>with and become a co-owner. At some given time the real owner might
>turn it over to you. This is what happened to me on this list. Bob
>Rankin turned the moderation of the list over to me in October 1997. I
>then took over the list and FAQ in January 1999.
>
>
>--
>Gerry Boyd -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 10:23:51 -0400
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Ismael_Mart=EDnez_C=E1rdenas?=
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Subject: <No subject given>
ACCMAILERS,
I've got a promblem. I've sent these command to an ftp server:
open [site] Anonymous [email address]
chdir [DIRECTORY path]
dir
quit
and it sent to me in return this message:
total 138
drwxr-xr-x 2 ftpadmin ftpadm 24 Jan 5 1998 .
drwxr-xr-x 2332 ftpadmin ftpadm 69632 May 20 02:56 ..
What does this mean? Sorry if it is a question I was to know.
Ismael.
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Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 06:02:09 +0100
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Subject: FTPMail, Agora, etc. statistics
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Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 18:20:21 -0400
From: Danny Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: reference queries DOES IT EVERY WORK?
There has been a problem with reference.com in recent weeks. I don't know
Danny
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On Sat, 22 May 1999, Mark Panitz wrote:
> I'm beginning to wonder what the use of having reference com
> ([EMAIL PROTECTED] if the ONLY RESPONSE you
> get back is
> 'cannot connect to server' or
> other error messages!
> is there any thing similar to reference that DOES WORK? (via email?)
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Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 12:25:57 +0800
From: cn007 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: can i use www4mail to apply free email?
hello friends,
can i use www4mail to apply free email?
especially forwarding email.
huang
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Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 07:38:37 +0430
From: Babak Memari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: What is ICQ?
What is ICQ?
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Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 11:05:32 +0300
From: "A.C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: electronics
Halloo,there!
Where I can find documentation/books about electronically
domain/el. devices (on-line)?
Thanx a lot...
Alain
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" When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow"
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Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 08:46:03 +0300
From: assalam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: (no subject)
Good Day
Please help.
I have reseve a splet Postscript Document ho can to handel with it, i
men how to join it to one file and how to open it, by whch program.
assalam
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Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 23:21:31 +0800
From: wang wenjie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: mailing lists
I would like to thank Mr. boyd for his answer.
here I have several other questions related to this topic:
1) does anyone know where I can find a site which offers free hosting
service for mailing lists? (is OneList free? what's its URL address?
are its relevant functions automatic?)
2) are there any email forwarding servers which can forward messages to
up to several hundred addresses?
>At 07:10 PM 5/20/99 +0800, wang wenjie wrote the following:
>
>>envious of mr. boyd's success, I also would like to run a mailing
list
>>of my own. is there an accmail approach to set up one and maintain
it?
>
>Various methods to attack this problem. If you wish to use LISTSERV
>software you must find a site to sponser the list. If you use the Lite
>version of LISTSERV you could run it on your own machine. Note,
>however, that most mailing lists should be run in a 24/7 fashion which
>pre-supposes that you would have a full-time connection to the 'net.
>
>Another method is to use OneList. However, you must use the web to set
>up the list. After that you can use E-mail methods to subscribe,
>unsubscribe, change options etc.
>
>The low-tech non-24/7 type of mailing list can be setup using your
>E-mail program. Pegasus or Eudora Pro would be your best bets. In this
>fashion, it would be best if you could get another E-mail address. You
>would have the users send mail to the new address where upon receipt
>you can configure Pegasus or Eudora Pro to filter the mail into
separte
>folders and also reply. This option would be best for small lists as
>the work involved is tremendous.
>
>On this list, I only have to monitor the postings and problems.
Another
>member monitors the bounces. The LISTSERV software does all the rest,
>that is, subscribe, unsubscibe, archiving and digest making.
>
>Another option, is to look for a list that you might like to help out
>with and become a co-owner. At some given time the real owner might
>turn it over to you. This is what happened to me on this list. Bob
>Rankin turned the moderation of the list over to me in October 1997. I
>then took over the list and FAQ in January 1999.
>
>
>--
>Gerry Boyd -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 07:41:46 -0500
From: Bruce Cordero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Thank you, Bruce!!
> Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 08:04:37 -0500
> From: Bruce Cordero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: ACCMAIL Digest - 21 May 1999 to 22 May 1999 (#1999-143)
RATS! I see I let yesterday's post on this thread
get away without first adjusting the subject line. Sorry.
Sincerely
Bruce Cordero
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Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 10:19:55 -0700
From: "Gerald E. Boyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: <No subject given>
At 10:23 AM 5/23/99 -0400, Ismael Mart�nez C�rdenas wrote the following:
>I've got a promblem. I've sent these command to an ftp server:
>
>open [site] Anonymous [email address]
>chdir [DIRECTORY path]
>dir
>quit
>
>and it sent to me in return this message:
>
>total 138
>drwxr-xr-x 2 ftpadmin ftpadm 24 Jan 5 1998 .
>drwxr-xr-x 2332 ftpadmin ftpadm 69632 May 20 02:56 ..
>
>What does this mean? Sorry if it is a question I was to know.
You asked for a directory listing (dir command) and the ftp server sent
you one.
To learn how to read Unix style directory listings, see the section
"EXAMPLE FTPMAIL RETRIEVAL" in my howto1 document.
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1236/howto1.html
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Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 10:32:52 -0700
From: "Gerald E. Boyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: What is ICQ?
At 07:38 AM 5/24/99 +0430, Babak Memari wrote the following:
> What is ICQ?
An easy-to-use online instant messaging program
developed by Mirabilis LTD. Prounounced as
separate letters, so that it sounds like "I-Seek-You,"
ICQ is similar to America OnLine's popular Buddy
List and Instant Messenger programs. It is used as a
conferencing tool by individuals on the Net to chat,
e-mail, perform file transfers, play computer games,
and more.
http://www.mirabilis.com/
Home page of Mirabilis, creators of ICQ software. The site contains
links to ICQ
overview information, directories, a software download link, technical
support, etc.
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Gerry Boyd -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 19:25:52 +0200
From: "Johannes M. Posel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: mailing lists
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Dear Wang!
Relocated 23:21 23.05.99 +0800. What wang wenjie had to say is as follows:
>1) does anyone know where I can find a site which offers free hosting
>service for mailing lists? (is OneList free? what's its URL address?
>are its relevant functions automatic?)
What is the topic of your list?
>2) are there any email forwarding servers which can forward messages to
>up to several hundred addresses?
Seing the spammers last years, I believe not...
Kind regards,
Johannes
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Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 10:40:29 -0700
From: "Gerald E. Boyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Postscript document in parts (was blank)
At 08:46 AM 5/24/99 +0300, assalam wrote the following:
>I have reseve a splet Postscript Document ho can to handel with it, i
>men how to join it to one file and how to open it, by whch program.
Just combine the split parts using the DOS prompt and the command
copy part1/b + part2/b new
This would copy parts1 and 2 into a new file called "new"
Now you would need Ghostscript to work with the completed Postscript
document.
Ghostscript is the name of a set of software that provides:
An interpreter for the PostScript (TM) language, with the ability to
convert PostScript language files to many raster formats, view them on
displays, and print them on printers that don't have PostScript
language capability built in;
An interpreter for Portable Document Format (PDF) files, with the same
abilities;
The ability to convert PostScript language files to PDF (with some
limitations) and vice versa; and
A set of C procedures (the Ghostscript library) that implement the
graphics capabilities that appear as primitive operations in the
PostScript language.
See http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/index.html
BTW, next time you post to this list, please add a descriptive subject
line.
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Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 10:46:38 -0700
From: "Gerald E. Boyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: mailing lists
At 11:21 PM 5/23/99 +0800, wang wenjie wrote the following:
>1) does anyone know where I can find a site which offers free hosting
>service for mailing lists? (is OneList free? what's its URL address?
>are its relevant functions automatic?)
ONElist is a full-featured mailing list system that
allows our members to create and manage e-mail
lists, or subscribe to a wide variety of existing lists.
It's quick and easy, and it's free! In minutes, you can
be part of your very own email community.
Web page for new signup is at:
http://www.onelist.com/register.cgi?newuser
The help center web page
http://www.onelist.com/info/helpcenter.html
has these documents available
What is a Mailing List
Find out what a mailing list is, and the difference between normal
subscriptions and digests.
Take a Tour of ONElist
Take a tour of the different areas of the ONElist web site.
Subscribing to a list
Subscribing to a mailing list is free and easy.
Creating your own list
Creating a new mailing list is simple.
List Owner's Manual
Questions, answers, and information for our list owners.
Promoting your list
Once you've created a mailing list, there are several ways to promote it.
Helpful List Owner Lists
There are lists for people who run mailing lists � a good source of
information and help.
Shared Files Overview
Information on our advanced Shared Files feature.
Calendar Overview
Post meetings and events. Schedule Discussion times
User Surveys Overview
What is a survey? How/why would I use one?
Other Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
A list of user questions, and the answers to them.
How to Contact Us
Contact information, email addresses, and support.
>2) are there any email forwarding servers which can forward messages to
>up to several hundred addresses?
None that I know off. The main reason for not allowing this is to
prevent spamming.
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Gerry Boyd -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 13:38:58 -0700
From: "Gerald E. Boyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: <No subject given>
At 08:13 PM 5/23/99 EDT, Sohail Bakhtiari wrote the following:
> How can I find more info about a recently published book
> which I only know that its name means "The man who doesn't
> feel ache" and the writers firstname is "William" and
> the book won some prizes lately in UK ?
Visit the Amazon UK web site
http://www.amazon.co.uk/
Click on Book Awards link and search through the "Books Honoured for
Excellence" links in the UK.
If you can't find it there, try the "BestSellers" link.
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Gerry Boyd -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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