Franck@DACTH01.BITNET (06/24/88)
subscribe info-apple walter a. franck
SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) (06/24/88)
>subscribe info-apple walter a. franck
Well now, that's amusing. I know this seems boring, but it's necessary
to remind and repeat ad nauseum to bitnetters that commands get sent
to LISTSERV@somewhere (you can find out where "somewhere" is by sending
any LISTSERV the command LIST GLOBAL and checking that file for the
node which carries the list your looking for).
IF you send a message to ANYTHING other than an address starting with
LISTSERV (from bitnet, mind you -- if you're on USENET, you must be
confused enough without this :-) it is likely to be mailed to anywhere
from a 100 to several thousands of people (who will know you're alive
BUT you won't get the response to the command you mailed).
In the present example: send the mail containing the "subscribe" line
to: LISTSERV@NDSUVM1
When you DO want to send all of netland (at least those of us with
Apple 2's) a message, address that to info-apple@brl.arpa <--- NOTE
that isn't a bitnet address! If you send messages to the bitnet address,
all the wonderful folks on the Internet and UUCP won't get to see it.
Got it?
For those of you who view the above as "preaching to the choir" note
the number of missent "signoff" messages that appear on lists. Some
day you may wish to *sniff* leave us (if only for a vacation). IF
you happen to be on bitnet, send the command SIGNOFF INFO-APP to
LISTSERV@NDSUVM1 <-- see commands go to LISTSERV not to INFO-APP.
If you're NOT on bitnet, then send the request to be deleted to
info-apple-request@brl.arpa (that's a REAL person, by the way named
Brint Cooper <for those who are forgetful of such things> who, unlike
a LISTSERV appreciates a thank you and the occasional kind word).
NOTE however, that info-apple-request is NOT info-apple (we'll miss you,
but we don't all need to be told - unless you really do want to bid
adieu).
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