Hi all, I apologize if this comes through twice, but didn’t see it being sent.
Bob Hill > Begin forwarded message: > > From: mac-access-requ...@mac-access.net > Subject: DLIST: Welcome to the mac-access@mac-access.net list. > Date: May 26, 2015 at 11:19:59 AM EDT > To: molliesda...@comcast.net > > This email message gives you important information about using > this list - please save it for future reference. > > There are two parts to this file the first short part is on how > to SEND MAIL to the list, the second is on how to send COMMANDS > to the list. If you lose this file then you can get the same > information again by sending a HELP command to the list manager > as is shown below. > > > SENDING MAIL TO THE LIST > ======================== > > To send a message to all mac-access@mac-access.net list members, use a message > with the following form: > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > From: Peter Rabbit <pe...@netwin.co.nz> > To: mac-access@mac-access.net > Subject: PROBLEM WITH LOADING PRODUCT > > Can anybody help me unzip my file? > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > =============================================================== > =============================================================== > > SENDING COMMANDS TO THE LIST > ============================ > > > All of the following sections deal with how to send a command to > the list. You have already done this if you subscribed to the > list yourself. > > Commands are written in the BODY of a normal email message. The > email message is then sent to the list manager's special email > address: > mac-access-requ...@mac-access.net > > The list manager controls who belongs to the list and what options > you as a subscriber have set. The list manager has no ego so > please feel free to send messages whenever you like... :-) > > > > Leaving the list (unsubscribing) > ================================ > > To stop receiving messages from the mac-access@mac-access.net list you will > need to send a message to the list manager. For example: > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > From: Peter Rabbit <pe...@netwin.co.nz> > To: mac-access-requ...@mac-access.net > Subject: <not needed> > > unsubscribe > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > If you are still getting messages after you have received a > message saying you are no longer a member of this list, it could > be that you are subscribed by a different email address. Send > a 'who' request to the mac-access-requ...@mac-access.net address and find your > old name, then send an unsubscribe request like this: > -------------------------------------------------------------- > From: Peter Rabbit <pe...@netwin.co.nz> > To: mac-access-requ...@mac-access.net > Subject: <not needed> > > unsubscribe molliesda...@comcast.net > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Who Command > ================= > (Seeing who else is on this list) > > If you would like a list of all the email addresses of people on > the mac-access@mac-access.net list then you can send the WHO command > to the list manager. Here is an example: > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > From: Peter Rabbit <pe...@netwin.co.nz> > To: mac-access-requ...@mac-access.net > Subject: (anything) > > who > -------------------------------------------------------------- > You will then receive an email message listing all the members, > however this command is not always available. > > > Lists Command > ============= > (Finding out what other lists are available on this server) > > If you would like a list of all the lists (just trying to confuse > you there) which are run by the server that is handling this list > then you can send the LISTS command to the list manager. Here > is how: > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > From: Peter Rabbit <pe...@netwin.co.nz> > To: mac-access-requ...@mac-access.net > Subject: <not needed> > > lists > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Requesting Files > ================ > > This list has a set of files associated with it. These files may > for example contain new software releases, or be an archive of > recent messages to the list etc. The list server provides two > commands to allow you to collect these file: DIR and GET > If you wish to obtain a list of all the files associated with > this list, send the following message to the list manager: > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > From: Peter Rabbit <pe...@netwin.co.nz> > To: mac-access-requ...@mac-access.net > Subject: <not needed> > > dir > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > Now you know the names of the files, you can request one or more > to be sent to you using the GET command. This command has > the following syntax: > > get <filename> > > If you request the files they will be sent to you as attachments > to an email message. For example to have dmail.zip > you could send the following email: > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > From: Peter Rabbit <pe...@netwin.co.nz> > To: mac-access-requ...@mac-access.net > Subject: <not needed> > > get dmail.zip > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Synonyms of the Commands > ======================== > > Most of the commands have a number of synonyms which you can use > to effect the same command. They all take the same syntax as the > commands given in the examples above. > > You may find it useful to use some of them if they are used by > other lists that you are a member of. > > Here is a list of the commands and their synonyms(if they have > any): > > help: > join subscribe,sub > leave unsubscribe,unsub,leave,signoff,remove > who enumerate,review,who > dir index > get send > >
