On 3 Apr 2003 at 5:35, Robert C Wittig wrote: Let me offer some help on how to figure out if the list is alive or not - and if you missed some messages or not.
The follwing URL is the one seen in the footer (below - end of message footer added by the listserv to every list message): > http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html It would have helped if the link worked (does it?)....then one could simply click to see - is the list alive - did I miss some messages - or is it just me that have been left out of the loop (unsubscribed)? But then we have to good old LISTSERV commands: STEP 1: Send the following command INDEX SURVPC in the body of a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> STEP 2: Examine the reply from the listserv ---- Alternative a): If it simply reads "> INDEX SURVPC You are not authorized to access file "survpc.filelist"." it means you are no longer subscribed to the list. Or you if you have more than one e-mail address at your disposal - you might have sent the command request from the wrong address (as I just did) - so try again from the address you subscribed with. ---- Alternative b): You receive a reply w/ subject: "File: "SURVPC FILELIST" Examine it. It lists all available archive files. For the Survpc list log-files are named on the form LOGXXYY where XX is year, YY month. STEP 3: Request the latest log file (examine both name and time stamp to make sure you request the latest) by sending the following command to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GET SURVPC LOGxxyy in my attempt right now - the latest log file was SURVPC LOG0304 LOG OWN V 78 244 2003-04-03 so I sent GET SURVPC LOG0304 but since this is at the very beginning of the month, and I wanted to make sure I did not miss out on anything last month either, so I requested both: GET SURVPC LOG0304 GET SURVPC LOG0303 ---- There - done! Some other related tips: ---- TIP-1: To learn about the available LISTSERV commands and syntax, send HELP in message body to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and dig from there. (Or dig no further - the command to send is: INFO REFCARD) ---- TIP-2: Or better, try the following and see what you get in return: Send a message containing only the line GET MAILSER CMD NETTRAIN to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---- TIP-3: if you do not feel like reading the SURVPC list (or similar list managed by the LISTSERV software) on a daily basis, nor do you want the weekly (or so) digest, you can always set your subscription to NOMAIL, and then simply request the most recent log files from time to time - to catch up if and when you want to. Ditto if you simply want to go NOMAIL temporarily - during your vacation and so on... ---- All the best, Bjorn Simonsen - who had nothing better to do at the moment :-) <eofm> To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
