Since these questions come up a lot on museum-l I thought some on the
list might benefit from the list of common listserv commands below
which I put together for a coworker.  It deals with how to set mail
to digest or nomail for vacation, etc.:

 To perform subscription functions for a listserv list always
 send mail to the listserv. (Once you are subscribed to a list then
 send your list mail MESSAGES to the list address.)
 The list address for museum-l would be [log in to unmask]
 The listserv address would be [log in to unmask]

 The listserv commands listed below can be used with any listserv.
 These are the common listserv commands; there are others.
 I will use museum-l as the example list.

 Send mail to [log in to unmask]
 Leave the SUBJECT line blank.
 In the BODY of the message place any of the following commands:

 (To subscribe)                      sub MUSEUM-L John Doe
 (To unsubscribe)                    signoff MUSEUM-L
 (To stop list mail temporarily,     set MUSEUM-L nomail
  for a vacation, for example)
 (To restart mail)                   set MUSEUM-L mail

 Many lists have a "digest" option.  This means that all the mail for
 a set time period (usually daily, sometimes weekly) is gathered
 together and sent to you as ONE mail message instead of as many
 individual messages.

 (To start the digest feature)       set MUSEUM-L digest
 (To turn off digest and resume      set MUSEUM-L mail
  normal mail delivery)
 (To receive a copy of any           set MUSEUM-L repro
  messages you send to the list)
 (To stop receiving copies of        set MUSEUM-L norepro
  your own messages)
 (To receive an acknowledgement      set MUSEUM-L ack
  when you send mail to the list)
 (To stop receiving                  set MUSEUM-L noack
  acknowledgement messages)
 (To confirm your subscription)      confirm MUSEUM-L
 (To see your personal               query MUSEUM-L
  distribution options)
 (To get subscription list and       review MUSEUM-L
  list header)
 (To get list header only)           review MUSEUM-L short
 (If you want very general           help
  help/info. send a help
  command to listserv)

REMEMBER, do not put anything else in the BODY of your message
but the commands listed above, not even your signature file.

 Note that it is possible for anyone to determine you are signed
 up to a list through the use of the "review" command, which
 returns the network address and name of all the subscribers.
 If you don't want your name to be available to others in this
 fashion, just issue a     set MUSEUM-L conceal    command to
 listserv;  set MUSEUM-L noconceal    will make you "public" again.

 Remember, when you send messages to a listserv you are sending
 commands to a computer, not sending mail to a person.  Watch
 your syntax!

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* Felicia Pickering    *                       *
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