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Sheldon,
I didn't look at this closely enough, but those commands are outdated.
They should have listed the new server address:
LISTSERV -at- LISTSERV>OKSTATE>EDU.
Now to answer your question: The reason the address is different from
the TECHWR-L address is because they are commands and therefore are
processed automatically through the server address.
This was discussed in my welcome letter. If you want more details,
please let me know.
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Subject: Re: FW: Temporary signoff question
Author: Sheldon Siegel <sheldon -dot- siegel -at- attws -dot- com> at Internet
Date: 6/21/96 10:19 AM
Thanks a lot Maria!
I wonder, though, why the address is different than the
TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU addres ...
> Sheldon,
> The response I received back is as follows, (this wasn't in my welcome
> letter).
> Nope, you don't have to sign off, just set your list setting to
> NOMAIL. That way you don't have to go through the long confirmation
> process again.
> You should have received this information when you subscribed. It's
> in the "Welcome" message (at least, it used to be), and in the
> "Standard Information from the Listowner" that Eric posts twice each
> month.
> Q: I want to stop my mail, but I don't want to unsubscribe
> because I hate that confirmation process. What do I do?
> A: To stop your mail (assuming you are a subscriber),
> send a message to:
> LISTSERV -at- VM1 -dot- UCC -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Leave the subject line blank, and include on the first line of the
> message:
> SET TECHWR-L NOMAIL
> Q: I stopped my mail using NOMAIL, and now I want reqular mail. What
> do
> I do?
> A: To change back to regular mail,
> send a message to:
> LISTSERV -at- VM1 -dot- UCC -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Leave the subject line blank, and include on the first line of the
> message:
> SET TECHWR-L MAIL
>______________________________ Reply Separator
>_________________________________
>Subject: FW: Temporary signoff question
>Author: Sheldon Siegel <sheldon -dot- siegel -at- ATTWS -dot- COM> at Internet
>Date: 6/21/96 10:06 AM
>I'm sorry for wasting time/space, but I missed the answer to the recent
>question:
> >> If I go on vacation, I assume I use the "SIGNOFF TECHWR-L"
> >>command, but what is the command to re-signon? Do I need to
> >>resubscribe to re-signon?
>Is her first assumption correct? To which address does it go?
>TIA,
>Sheldon Siegel
>sheldon -dot- siegel -at- attws -dot- com
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Post Message: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
>Get Commands: LISTSERV -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU with "help" in body.
>Unsubscribe: LISTSERV -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU with "signoff TECHWR-L"
>Listowner: ejray -at- ionet -dot- net
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Post Message: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
Get Commands: LISTSERV -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU with "help" in body.
Unsubscribe: LISTSERV -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU with "signoff TECHWR-L"
Listowner: ejray -at- ionet -dot- net
