neither of the messages that you sent will get you off the list read the instructions at vanagon.com or at the list server - same place where you signed up you have to send a message to the list server, not to the list it self as you have done see the attached Sam -- Sam Walters Baltimore, MD
Commands for the Vanagon mailing list Note that all commands should be sent to the address listserv@gerry.vanagon.com.
Sending commands to any other address won't work. These commands are listed in alphabetical order, with the minimum acceptable abbreviation in capital letters. Angle brackets are used to indicate optional parameters. All commands which return a file accept an optional 'F=fformat' keyword (without the quotes) that lets you select the format in which you want the file sent; the default format is normally appropriate in all cases. List subscription commands: (from most to least important) Command: Parameters: Description: SUBscribe vanagon <firstname lastname> Subscribe to a list, or change your name if you're already subscribed. SIGNOFF vanagon Remove yourself from the Vanagon mailing list. SET vanagon option Alter your subscription options. ACK or NOACK Whether or not you see acknowledgements of your postings. Mail or NOMail Whether or not you receive mail. Setting the 'Mail' option also turns off 'DIGest' mode. MIME or NOMIME Whether you wish to receive mail in MIME format or not. (Useful if your mail reader can handle MIME digests.) DIGests or NODIGests Whether you wish to receive digests, rather than individual messages. REPro or NOREPro Whether you wish to receive a copy of your own postings. Query vanagon Query your subscription options for a particular list (use the SET command to change them) Help Get a list of commands for the Vanagon mailing list server. INFO refcard Order the Vanagon mailing list command reference card. It will be mailed to you. THANKs Check to see if the Vanagon mailing list server is alive. |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.