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 ------- Forwarded message follows ------- 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/