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Subscribing to the Vanagon mailing list |
List addresses
The list has two addresses. It's important to understand the difference between the two:
listserv@gerry.vanagon.com Use this address to send email to the list server. This is the address where you send commands to affect how the server sends you messages. For example, subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to this address. vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Use this address to send email to everyone on the vanagon mailing list. (Note that you must be a subscriber to send email to this address!) Subscribing
To subscribe to the list send email to listserv@gerry.vanagon.com. Fill it out as follows:
listserv@gerry.vanagon.com (leave this blank) subscribe vanagon your name Where "your name" appears, type in Tom Jones, Brian Yamanaka, or whatever your name may be. Send the message. You should get a reply from the Vanagon mailing list within a few hours, indicating that your subscription request was received and forwarded to an administrator for approval.
This is where the human part comes in - In order to keep SPAMmers off the list, each subscription request must be manually approved by an administrator. It may take up to 48 hours for your request to be processed - please be patient!
Remember, Do not send these messages to vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com!
Subscribing in 'Digest mode'
The Vanagon mailing list sends out lots of messages. If you recieve these individually, it can be quite overwhelming. Some subscribers find that getting larger 'message digests' can help manage the flow of mail. In 'Digest mode', the vanagon mailing list with send out one or two messages daily. Each of these messages will contain multiple individual messages.
To subscribe in digest mode, subscribe normally. Once you've begun recieving messages from the mailing list, send the following message:
listserv@gerry.vanagon.com (leave this blank) set vanagon digest Send the message. You should get a confirmation from the Vanagon mailing list within a few hours.
Turning off mail temporarily
The Vanagon mailing list allows you to turn off the flow of messages temporarily. This is useful, for example, when going on vacation. To turn off messages temporarily, send the following message:
listserv@gerry.vanagon.com (leave this blank) set vanagon nomail Send the message. You should get a confirmation from the Vanagon mailing list within a few hours.
Note that messages will not be saved for you while you've turned off mail, but you can review these messages from the archive.
To turn mail back on when you return, send the following message:
listserv@gerry.vanagon.com (leave this blank) set vanagon mail If you wish to get mail in digest mode, send the following message:
listserv@gerry.vanagon.com (leave this blank) set vanagon digest Send one of the messages above. You should get a confirmation from the Vanagon mailing list within a few hours.
Problems?
Usually subscribing to the list is fairly straightforward. If you're having problems, read the following note first:
WebTV users: You must switch off the 'Spam filter' before subscribing. WebTV thinks that the Vanagon mailing list is spam :-)
If you're still having problems, send email to vanagon-request@gerry.vanagon.com and one of the list administrators will try to help you.