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Re: Dealing with the volume of mail. Suggestions from Listowner
Subject:Re: Dealing with the volume of mail. Suggestions from Listowner From:"Bruce B. Harper" <BHARPER -at- VTVM1 -dot- CC -dot- VT -dot- EDU> Date:Tue, 4 May 1993 08:37:18 EDT
On Mon, 3 May 1993 13:31:44 CST Eric J. Ray said:
>Bill, and everyone else with this problem:
>There are a couple of possible solutions.
>Option 1:
>First, try using digests.
Option 1-1/2 (since this should be done before using Option 2)
Tell the Listserver (see address below)
SET TECHWR-L NOMAIL
This command will keep you subscribed, but it will "turn off" the flow
of mail to your userid. You can then use Option 2 below to access the
archives and retrieve the files you want.
This is the command that should be used when you are going away from
your computer for a few days or more. Set your option to NOMAIL and
you will not come back to a readerlist filled with hundreds of messages.
Once you are caught up on your other work and are ready for mail again,
tell the Listserver
SET TECHWR-L MAIL
>Option 2:
>You can access the archives by telling listserv (mail to address in Option 1)
>GET FILELIST TECHWR-L
>Then you get the files by sending to listserv:
>GET whatever the listserv says the files are. Probably something like:
>GET LOG9303 TECHWR-L
> This command would get the archive for March, 1993.
>PLEASE NOTE:
>All of the above commands go to LISTSERV -at- VM1 -dot- UCC -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU -dot-
>DO NOT SEND THEM TO TECHWR-L.
Bruce
Administrative Display System Bruce B. Harper, Manager
130 Smyth Hall, Institutional Research
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0433
(703)231-4373
BHARPER -at- VTVM1 (BITNET) or BHARPER -at- VTVM1 -dot- CC -dot- VT -dot- EDU (Internet)
