abrams@MITRE.ARPA.UUCP (02/24/87)
This is a preliminary notice of a new service for making the
info-atari16 news digests archive available to more people. Please
let me know if you have problems.
Sincerely,
- Marshall D. Abrams, phone: (703) 883-6938
The MITRE Corporation, 7525 Colshire Drive
Mail Stop Z670, Mc Lean, VA 22102
1. LISTSERV
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LISTSERV provides a number of features which you can
access by sending mail (note) to LISTSERV. Only the barest
minimum are described herein. On Bitnet messages should be
sent to your nearest LISTSERV (the one from which you
receive the info-atari digests). (If your address is not on
Bitnet, an address for file servers is given below.) All
mail sent to LISTSERV contains command lines. LISTSERV will
respond by return mail. No subject is necessary in such
mail. For more information send the command
INFO
1.1. List Names
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The list_name for 16-bit Ataris is INFO-A16. This
list name is used by Bitnet addressees for subscribing and
unsubscribing and by everyone for obtaining back copies of
news digests.
1.2. (Un)Subscribing
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If you are on Bitnet you may add or remove yourself
from the distribution list. It would greatly convenience
the moderators if you would do so when you no longer wish to
receive digests.
The command to join the list is
SUBSCRIBE list_name User_name
The command to remove yourself from the list is
UNSUBSCRIBE list_name
Note that the list was established with all user_names
unknown. To enter your name, send a SUBSCRIBE command.
It would be most convenient if users took care of their
own subscribing and unsubscribing, but messages to INFO-
ATARI-REQUEST{8,16}@SCORE.STANFORD.EDU will still be
accepted.
1.3. File Server (Archives)
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The following service is being installed beginning
February 1987; we will announce when everything is in place
and "known" to be working.
All messages are in the archives. You can obtain
copies of files from LISTSERV by sending a message in the
specified format.
If you are on ARPAnet (or gatewayed to it), your mail
should be addressed to
LISTSERV%CANADA01.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU
To obtain a list of files in the file server, the com-
mand is
INDEX list_name
The command to obtain a specific file is
GET list_name file_name
for example,
GET INFO-A16 87-00076
If you want to learn more, send the message
HELP