Newbies to RESADM-L Old subscribers IGNORE this! Liz Mazzella 03 Jun 1994 14:54 EST
I am posting this again, based on a new wave of errros being generated with a new wave of subscribers. Pay particular attention to the REPLY usage sections and the three strikes you're out rule! Thanks :-) Reposting follows: I was planning to attempt to post some general information for new users of LISTSERV capabilities, until I realized there is some nice, pre-packaged info already available as part of the LISTSERV software that resides at ALBNYDH2.BITNET. To obtain general information on LISTSERV and its various commands, send the following command in the form of an e-mail message to xxxxxx@ALBNYDH2.BITNET: INFO GENINTRO There should be no subject line and no other text in your message. The LISTSERV will mail you back a nice little introductory users guide. As mentioned in the introductory memo sent to you upon subscription, contributions to RESADM-L are automatically archived. You can obtain a list of the available archive files by sending an INDEX RESADM-L command to the LISTSERVER address in the same format noted above for GENINFO. These files (which are monthly logs) can be retrieved by means of a "GET RESADM-L filetype" command where filetype is the filetype noted on the log returned to you from INDEX. The LISTSERV also has database capabilites that you can learn about by sending the command INFO DATABASE to the xxxxxx@ALBNYDH2.BITNET, again as noted for GENINFO above. We are fortunate to have nearly 300 subscribers at this point, but unfortunately, I am not going to be able to help all of you that might run into problems in talking with the ALBNYDH2.BITNET listserver. I must request that you contact your local e-mail administrator. (My posting of the SET Nomail command resulted in many phonecalls as the command was not working for some :-() Chances are most of your campuses have a listserver of your own and hence, have someone there that knows the ins and outs of listserv software and how it may or may not work with your local e-mail package. A few final notes: Please don't use "REPLY" features of e-mail when talking to RESADM-L --the listserv sees 2 TO: and 2 FROM: fields as a result of the original message you are replying to being appended and it gets confused and sends me a notice of "possible error." After 3 errors being generated by your address I will boot you off the list. :-( Don't take this the wrong way, anyone--it is a necessary evil of being a listowner. Correspondence among 300 people makes for a lot of errors - the only way they can be managed is to cut them off at the source. Please don't go away for an extended period of time without turning off your mail (instructions for doing so are in the GENINFO document) Again, failure to do so may result in your box filling and mail starting to bounce back to me as undeliverable--again three strikes and you're out :-( Remember, if you are booted - don't take it personally and send me a FLAMING note (for definition of FLAMING and other internet etiquette such as smilies :-) and frowns :-( I recommend something called the BIG DUMMY'S GUIDE TO THE INTERNET) It's available via e-mail by sending any message to the address xxxxxx@eff.org) Warning --it's a large document (150 pages) You can also get it by gophering to gopher.eff.org or FTP to ftp.eff.org with an anonymous login and your e-mail address as the password. Finally, it's available via snailmail by centing a 52 cent stamped disk mailer to EFF 1001 G Street NW Suite 950E, Washington DC20001 specify DOS MAC or AMIGA Format. Sorry to ramble, particularly for those of you who are experienced in the ways of cyberspace. I am thrilled by the turnout for this list and the amount of good information that is moving across it. - It has been more than worth the time invested in start up! Thanks again :-) * Elizabeth (Liz) Mazzella xxxxxx@ALBNYDH2.BITNET * * Asst. Dir. Technology Transfer & Sponsored Pgms. * * Health Research, Inc. (A Non-Profit Corp.) Albany NY 12209 * * Voice: (518) 431-1200 Fax: (518)431-1234 *