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(meteorobs) MajorDomo 101
Dear Meteorites,
Here is information about subscribing to and unsubscribing from meteorobs and
meteorobs-digest, along with information about how to access the meteorobs and
meteorobs-digest databases. This entire message was adapted (stolen) directly
from a similar message written by Paul Rybski for the ASTRO mailing list.
Enjoy!
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Meteorobs is operated by Brent Chapman's "Majordomo" mailing list manager,
version 1.93. This mailing list server allows users to automatically subscribe
and unsubscribe from mailing lists by sending "command" emails, as well as
providing other "remote" functionality useful to mailing list subscribers.
Please use the following instructions to ask Majordomo to do things for you:
1. Obtaining a subscription to meteorobs:
Send the two-word command:
subscribe meteorobs
to the email address:
majordomo@latradedot com
2. Obtaining a subscription to meteorobs-digest:
Send the two-word command:
subscribe meteorobs-digest
to the email address:
majordomo@latradedot com
3. Canceling a subscription to meteorobs:
Send the two-word command:
unsubscribe meteorobs
to the email address:
majordomo@latradedot com
4. Canceling a subscription to meteorobs-digest:
Send the two-word command:
unsubscribe meteorobs-digest
to the email address:
majordomo@latradedot com
5. Stopping meteorobs or meteorobs-digest mail while you are temporarily away
from your mail server:
Sadly, Majordomo does not have a NOMAIL option. When you must
temporarily suspend receipt of meteorobs or meteorobs-digest mail, you
must unsubscribe as described in #2 or #4, respectively. When you wish
to continue receiving meteorobs or meteorobs-digest mail, you must
resubscribe as described in #1 or #3 above.
6. To send a message to meteorobs (which will automatically be included in the
next meteorobs-digest as well):
Address your message to meteorobs@latradedot com, remembering to follow the
following GENERAL RULES:
-----IMPORTANT----IMPORTANT----IMPORTANT----IMPORTANT-------
\| \|
\| Because these messages go to over 100 people subscribed, \|
\| PLEASE obey the following rules: \|
\| \|
\| * Use a descriptive text for the subject field. \|
\| \|
\| ** When replying on messages, comment (with the ">" \|
\| symbol) only the text you reply to. \|
\| _Please delete ALL unnecessary lines._ \|
\| \|
\| * If your reply to a message is only interesting for \|
\| the original sender, then please reply to him/her \|
\| personally: DO NOT use your mailer's REPLY \|
\| command. \|
\| \|
\| * If your reply might be interesting for more people \|
\| subscribed, send your reply to the list by using \|
\| your mailer's REPLY function. \|
\| \|
\| TO BE SHORT: !!!! Descriptive subject fields !!!! \|
\| !!!! Delete lines when replying !!!! \|
\| !!!! Reply to sender if possible !!!! \|
\| \|
-----IMPORTANT----IMPORTANT----IMPORTANT----IMPORTANT-------
7. To return an index of files you can "get" meteorobs or meteorobs-digest:
Send either of these single-line commands to majordomo@latradedot com:
index meteorobs, or
index meteorobs-digest
Note that the latter command can be used to list ALL PREVIOUS DIGESTS of
the meteorobs list. This is a handy way of catching up on the list if
you have had to be unsubscribed for a while.
8. To get a file related to meteorobs or meteorobs-digest:
[In the commands given below, replace <filename> with the file's name
you wish to access, omitting the "<" and ">" characters.]
Send either of these single-line messages to majordomo@latradedot com:
get meteorobs <filename>, or
get meteorobs-digest <filename>.
Note that the latter command can be used to access ALL PREVIOUS DIGESTS
of the meteorobs list. This is a handy way of catching up on the list if
you have had to be unsubscribed for a while.
9. To find out which lists you are on:
Send the following single-word command to majordomo@latradedot com:
which
10. To find out who is subscribed to a list:
Send the following single-line command to majordomo@latradedot com:
who meteorobs, or
who meteorobs-digest
11. To retrieve the general introductory information for meteorobs or
meteorobs-digest:
Send the following single-line command to majordomo@latradedot com:
info meteorobs
12. To show the lists served by this Majordomo server:
Send the following single-word command to majordomo@latradedot com
lists
13. If your mailing program adds a signature to all of your mail, you must
stop Majordomo from processing your signature as if it were commands as
follows:
Add the following single-line command following any of the above
single-line or single-word commands:
end
14. Please note that commands in the "Subject:" line ARE NOT PROCESSED.
Otherwise, however, you may put whatever descriptive text you wish in
the "Subject:" lines of you messages to Majordomo.
15. Obtaining help with meteorobs or meteorobs-digest submission or receipt
problems:
Send a descriptive message of your problem, along with relevant copies
of error messages, to the meteorobs and meteorobs-digest listowner Lew
Gramer at owner-meteorobs@latradedot com.
(This message was last updated on 9/26/96.)