Hello all, Recently we've had a few people who have sent messages to all 415 subscribers on CLICK4HP asking to be removed from the list. As well, there are many people who seem to be away on holiday and have posted auto-reply messages for incoming mail, which sends a flurry of error messages back to the list-owners. It seems time to do another reminder about how to deal with list-serv subscriptions. It might be a good idea to **save** this message for future reference! For those people who are unsure of where to send their request for leaving a list, or making temporary changes to their subscription - make note of the LISTSERV ADDRESS - of the computer for commands. It is **not** the same as the address for messages to all on the CLICK4HP list. Some useful commands to note: 1. Send a message to the listserver , which in this case is [log in to unmask] 2. Leave the subject line blank 3. In the message body type in your desired command UNSUBscribe click4hp [or the name of any other list-serv name that wish to unsubscribe to) SET [listname] nomail [for postponing mail until your return from holidays when you send another message saying 'set click4hp mail'] SET [listname] DIGEST [to receive the list in digest format (multiple messages compiled into a single daily or weekly mailing) SET [listname] NODIGEST [to cancel the digest and receive separate mailings] REVIEW [listname or click4hp] [to see the list of subscribers in the list] SET [listname or click4hp] CONCEAL [to 'hide' your name from the list of subscribers] INDEX [listname or click4hp] Obtain a list of archive files for the list GET [filetype] [listname] F=MAIL (e.g., GET LOG9706 CLICK4HP F=MAIL) Retrieve an archive If you experience problems with unsubscribing, or posting, or have any questions about a list - please contact the list-owners. You can do this by sending a message to the list-name-request@list-server domain - ie. [log in to unmask] OR contact the list-owners directly. In this case: Alison Stirling - [log in to unmask] Liz Rykert - [log in to unmask] Sam Lanfranco - [log in to unmask] OR - if you have Internet access - then look at the following resources for subscribing to an e-mail discussion list: http://lawlib.slu.edu/training/mailser.htm - Discussion Lists: Mail-List Manager Commands http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifla/I/training/listserv/lists.htm - Internet Mailing Lists Resource Guide from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Alison P.S. - Here I'll plug my own short resource called "Getting Connected: Using Computers for Health Promotion" which is a new short [8 page] guide to getting connected to the Internet and what tools to use when you are there (e-mail, electronic lists, search engines for finding web-sites), as well as relevant print and on-line resources. You can get a print copy by contacting me, or an on-line version with hyper-links (and a down-loadable Adobe Acrobat version) at: http://www.opc.on.ca/pubs/connected/index.html * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Alison Stirling, health promotion consultant Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse 1(800) 263-2846 ext 226 OR (416) 408-2121 ext 226 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] Internet: http://www.web.net/~stirling/ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *