On Tue, 9 Jan 1996 20:25:30 EDT, Steven R. Hoagland wrote:

>Can anyone tell me what commands, if any, are used to get a copy of
>the RESADM-L message log?  Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
>
The command is index resadm-l

I wrote the following on use of listservs which can also be found on our
web and gopher pages in case anyone is interested: the URL's are at the end
of this message. Some other commands will also be found towards the end
of this text. I have a more complete list of commands available, and would
be willing to post them after I get them into electronic format.

Hope this helps: Charlie.

 LISTSERVS - Internet discussion groups - how to find and use one

Updated 1/5/96

The Internet supports a large number of discussion groups
(generically  called listservs) on a wide variety of topics.
Listservs are a wonderful  way to find help and expertise in your
field, because they typically follow a question/answer/discussion
format. A message sent to the list is received by all its subscribers.

You can perform a text search for lists of interest to you. Send an
e-mail message with the syntax:  list global /text  (where "text" is
the text string you want to look for) to: xxxxxx@listserv.net.

(In the unlikely event you get an error message instead of the desired
result, probably you are on a Bitnet-only network not configured to
recognize Internet addresses: try sending to xxxxxx@listserv
(omit ".net.); or contact your system administrator.)

Below is a specimen listserv found with such a search having
"research" as the search string. When you have found one meeting your
needs, subscribe to it (warning, some lists are very active so don't
subscribe to a whole lot in advance - you may get swamped in mail).

***********************************************************************
* To subscribe, send mail to xxxxxx@LISTSERV.NET with the following *
* command in the text (not the subject) of your message:              *
*                                                                     *
*                         SUBSCRIBE listname                          *
*                                                                     *
* Replace 'listname' with the name in the first column of the table.  *
***********************************************************************

***********************************************************************
* Other requests to the listserver, such as "unsubscribe" or "signoff"*
* should be sent to the SPECIFIC listserver serving the list you      *
* subscribed to. To do this, substitute "list name" in the addresss   *
* with "LISTSERV". In the case of the example below that would        *
* be xxxxxx@UABDPO.DPO.UAB.EDU                                      *
***********************************************************************

Network-wide ID  Full address and list description     (the full list
 (List Name)                                          is at the end of
---------------  ---------------------------------     this document)
AACRL            xxxxxx@UABDPO.DPO.UAB.EDU
 Alabama Association of College and Research Libraries

***********************************************************************
* Make sure you understand the difference between the "list" (the     *
* mailing list of subscribers), which has a different address from    *
* the listserver (the computer that services the list, to which you   *
* send subscribe and other commands).                                 *
*                                                                     *
* Messages to the list must always be sent to the list address as     *
* shown below. In responding to a message received from the list,     *
* never use your mailer's Reply function, which will send your        *
* message to the listserver instead of the list. This error may get   *
* you bounced off the list!                                           *
***********************************************************************

***********************************************************************
* Further instructions will be found at the end of this listing,      *
* including how to get a full set of listserv commands.               *
***********************************************************************
Unsubscribe by mailing to the listserver the following message:

 signoff listname

To get more information on the various commands and options
available with a listserv, send the message 'info refcard' to the
listserver. You will discover how to customize the system for your
use, how to review archived messages, etc. Make sure you send
commands to the listserver hosting your list, because different
listserv software behaves differently.

Some of the more useful commands (sent in a message to the listserver) are:

 info genintro   sends you a general introduction

 index listservname   sends a list of archived files

 (usually archived on a monthly basis)

 get listservname filetype    retreives specified files

 info database    sends info on the listserv database
 functions

 \data\docs\listserv.txt          LSU Office of Sponsored Research

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 * Baton Rouge, LA 70810                                             *
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