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There have been a couple of requests for this info in the last day or
so, so I have taken the liberty of forwarding the last automatic copy of
the NO-MILK Operating Instructions to the list.
Helen
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Thu, 26 Jul 2001 06:02:02
This message is sent as an automatic, periodic reminder to NO-MILK
subscribers letting them know how to manipulate their subscriptions for
maximum benefit.
Some common commands (which you should send to
[log in to unmask] if you wish to invoke them):
SIGNOFF NO-MILK
This ends your subscription to the list and stops list mail from being
sent to you.
SET NO-MILK SUBJecthdr
Some subscribers may desire to have the system automatically identify
mail from the List by adding the Listname to the subject line.
SET NO-MILK NOMAIL
You would use this if you were going on vacation, for instance, and did
not wish to have messages delivered while you were away. On your return,
when you wanted NO-MILK to start sending you mail again, you would issue
the same command except with MAIL replacing NOMAIL at the end of it.
SET NO-MILK DUALHDR
If your e-mail reading software does not reveal the senders' names on
your incoming e-mail, invoke this command. It causes Listserv to include
relevant header information in the text body of incoming NO-MILK messages
sent to you. Note when replying this information should be deleted.
SET NO-MILK DIGEST
This causes the NO-MILK to stop forwarding incoming messages to you as it
processes them. Instead, it sends you one large message on a DAILY basis
that contains any individual messages of the period strung together
end-to-end. This is useful for subscribers who do not wish to be bothered
by the arrival of random messages, or who find it time-consuming to open,
read, and close individual messages. To stop digest delivery and resume
"instant" message delivery, just send the same command except with the
word NODIGEST instead of DIGEST at the end.
Please note that this message is sent to all users not only as a brief
operational FAQ, but also as a NO-MILK subscription "probe." If this
message "bounces" on its way to a subscriber, or if a subscriber's mail
gateway generates an error while handling this message (and this can
happen even though this message eventually reaches a subscriber), the
Listserv software takes further steps to verify that the subscriber's
e-mail address is in working order (this can be of great benefit to a
subscriber who is unaware that his e-mail account is malfunctioning and
possibly not delivering his mail to him). The probing mechanism automates
error processing and saves the NO-MILK owners from having to deal with
errors by hand; for that reason, the NO-MILK owners ask you to tolerate
the minor inconvenience of receiving this message on a periodic basis.
If you ever have questions or comments about the NO-MILK list, please
write to the list owners at the generic address:
[log in to unmask]
Thanks again for your interest in NO-MILK.
--
Helen Edith Stephenson <[log in to unmask]>
http://www.baronmoss.demon.co.uk/
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