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Date:         Wed, 8 Mar 2000 21:18:17 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@HIWAAY.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <inua@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject:      How to get off the list!! was Re: Too much mail!!!]
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John Rodgers wrote:

> I just went through a period when I would be off line for a number of > days, and have just gotten back on line. Having seen so many trying to > get off the list, and my own temporary suspension of mail services has > prompted this message on how to subscribe, how to get off the list, how > to suspend mail temporarily without having to quit the list and then > resubscribe and how to get back on from a temporary suspension of mail > services. > > First, let me say that it is L-Soft server software being use by Gerry > on the Vanagon list. L-Soft has a series of commands that we, the users > or list members can send directly to get Gerry to do certain things. > > Understand that when sending and receiving list mail, it goes to or from > vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM. > > Understand that when sending commands for Gerry to perform in a certain > way, the commands are sent to listserv@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > DO NOT CONFUSE THESE TWO DIFFERENT ENTITIES. One is Vanagon....that is > the list. The other is Listserv.....that is the server. Commands can > only be sent to the server or listserv. > > That being said, there is a whole raft of commands that the > listserv@GERRY.VANAGON.COM can use. It would amount to a two or three > page printout, but most people use only four commands. > > To Subscribe, your message should be set up as follows: > > Address should be: listserv@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: leave this blank > > Message text: Type the following in the message section exactly as > printed here. Where "Your Name" appears, type in Tom Jones or whatever, > with upper case letters for the first letter in your first and last > name, and the remaining letters in lower case. > > SUBSCRIBE VANAGON Your Name > ************************ > Send the message. > ************************ > > To UNSUBSCRIBE do the following: > > In the address enter listserv@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: leave blank > > Message body type in: > > SIGNOFF Vanagon > ********** > Send message. > ********** > > To temporarily suspend mail service if your are going to be offline a > few days, do the following: > > Address: listserv@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: leave blank > > Message text: > > SET VANAGON NOMAIL > ************ > Send message....it will suspend mail delivery until you request it > again. > ************ > > To re-activate mail service do the following: > > Address: listserv@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: leave blank > > Message text: SET VANAGON MAIL > ********* > Send message: this will cause Gerry to start sending mail to you again. > ********* > > There are many more commands that are very useful, but these are what > most people use. > > I hope this helps those who are having problems in dealing with the > being on or off the list, be it temporarily or permanent. > > John Rodgers > "88GL Driver who just sent the message SET VANAGON MAIL > > Jess Peterson wrote: > > > Is it possible to be taken off this mailing list? > > > > Thank you, > > Jess Peterson > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com


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