Re: Dakota Mailing List help

From: Jane or Larry Elliott (elliott@serv.net)
Date: Mon Apr 28 1997 - 23:13:00 EDT


Got this message, don't know why. Been subscribed to the list for quite
awhile.

Larry

On Mon, 28 Apr 1997, Dakota Digest wrote:

>
>
> To join the Dakota Mailing List, simply send an e-mail message to
> listserv@ait.fredonia.edu. In the body, write:
>
> join dakota
>
> (for the "regular" version or...)
>
> digest dakota
>
> (for the digest version)
>
>
> To leave the list send a message to the above address using the word "leave" in
> the body of the message instead of join.
>
> Once you are subscribed, you can post to the list by sending your message
> to dakota@ait.fredonia.edu.
>
>
>
> Note: It is possible that you got this message after posting a message to the
> list with the words "subscribe", "unsubscribe", "join", "leave", "put",
> "dir", or "get" at the beginning of the subject or body. The software
> thought you were trying to send administrative requests to the list.
> Unfortunately, your message was lost. :P
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The purpose of the Dakota Mailing List:
>
> To provide a forum of discussion for all aspects of Dodge's Dakota
> truck. Related items would be well within the charter as well.
> (i.e. Magnum engines, Dodge ABS, etc.) Basically, anything even
> remotely related to the Dodge Dakota.
> This list isn't censored or moderated as such, but if someone
> presents themself as a problem, they will be banned for the greater
> good of the list. People whose posts are obseen, vulgar, etc. fall
> into this category, as do people who spew worthless nonsense and
> seriously degrade the signal:noise ratio. The posting of binary
> files is also forbidden. Many people who are subscribed to the
> list can't handle files of this size, and this causes many problems
> for them. If you'd like to send a picture, WAV file, video, etc. of
> your truck, please upload it to the FTP site, or e-mail it to
> steiger@ait.fredonia.edu if you don't have FTP capabilities.
> (If you do, FTP is preferred.) I'll put it on the FTP site and on
> the Web page.
>
> If you wish, you can upload pictures, sounds, videos, etc. of your
> (or someone elses!) Dakota to the ftp site. (Details in
> /pub/mailing-lists/dakota/pictures/INDEX)
>
> There's also a place on the DML Home Page to submit your "profile" Feel
> free to do so! Posts to the DML are archived, and are also available
> through the Home Page.
>
> If you send a message to listserv@ait.fredonia.edu with a body of:
>
> help dakota
>
> You will be mailed a file with the commands the mailing list software
> will recognize (including how to unsubscribe)
>
>
> PLEASE NOTE:
>
> A message which is posted to the mailing list will have the return
> address of the list. If you reply to the message, your message will
> go the entire list. Normally, this is the desired effect, but if you
> wish to send a private reply to the sender alone, you will have to
> change to "To:" field when replying.
>
> VERY IMPORTANT:
>
> When sending a message to the list, you can't have any of the following words
> at the beginning of the "Subject:" line or the first line of the body:
>
> subscribe, unsubscribe, join, leave, digest, dir, put, get.
>
> If you do, you will be sent a help message because the list software thinks
> that you are trying to send an administrative command to the general list.
> Your original e-mail message will be lost.
>
> IMPORTANT: If your e-mail address starts bouncing messages back to the
> list, you will be unsubscribed! If you were experiencing
> temporary problems, just re-subscribe.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Here's some info about commands and stuff:
>
> Note: When sending commands to listserv@ait.fredonia.edu,
> no subject is nescessary, and the command should be placed
> in the body of the message. In my examples below, I
> enclose the command in quotes to differentiate it from
> the explanatory text, but they are not a part of the command,
> and you should not put the quotes in the body of the message.
>
> Sending mail to the list
> ========================
>
> To send a message to all dakota list members, send an
> e-mail message to dakota@ait.fredonia.edu. Only members who are
> subscribed to the list can send e-mail. If you try to send a
> message and get rejected, it is possible that your mailer or
> network has changed your address somewhat. Mail me, and I'll
> update the list to allow you to post from either address. Also,
> if you want to be able to post from more than one address (from
> work and home say, just send me a message and I'll fix you up.)
>
> Leaving the list
> ================
>
> To stop receiving messages from dakota you will need to send
> a message to listserv@ait.fredonia.edu. A subject is not
> needed, but in the body of the message write, "leave dakota".
>
>
> If you receive a message saying you are not a member but you are still
> getting messages, you could be subscribed as a different email address.
> In one of the errant messages, check for the "X-ListMember:" clause in
> the header of the message. It will have the form:
>
> X-listMember: user@machine.domain.com [dakota@ait.fredonia.edu]
>
> which means that this message was from the list called "dakota"
> and sent to the email address "user@machine.domain.com". You can
> now leave the list by sending a message to listserv@ait.fredonia.edu
> with no subject and a body of: "leave dakota user@machine.domain.com".
>
>
> Requesting digests
> ==================
>
> Instead of getting each message from the list seperately, you may ask
> the list server to send you a compendium of all the messages that were
> sent that day. To do this, send a message to listserv@ait.fredonia.edu
> with a body of "digest dakota".
>
> The list manager will send you a confirmation message back and every
> 24-hours you will receive a single email message with a contents
> and each message listed in it.
>
> Finding out who is on the list
> ==============================
>
> To receive a list of subscribers, send a message to
> listserv@ait.fredonia.edu. The body can be one of
> three things:
>
> list dakota
> (unsorted)
>
> list dakota ALPHA
> (sorted alphabetically by e-mail address)
>
> list dakota DOMAIN
> (sorted alphabetically by domain)
>
>
> Requesting Files
> ================
>
> This list has a set of files associated with it. These files may
> contain new software releases, frequently asked questions etc. The
> list server provides two commands to allow you to collect these files:
> DIR and GET. If you wish to obtain a list of all the files associated
> with this list, send a message to listserv@ait.fredonia.edu with a
> body of "dir dakota".
>
> In return, you will get two messages. One is a transaction
> report (telling you the command was completed) and the second will be
> titled "Directory for dakota" and would have a contents like:
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Directory for the list dakota
>
> 1 EXAMPLE.ZIP 2535788 bytes
> 2 EXAMPLE2.ZIP 2671264 bytes
>
> Directory for dakota has 2 entries.
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Now you know the names of the files, you can request one to be sent
> to you using the GET command. Taking the example of EXAMPLE.ZIP,
> we could use the command "get dakota example.zip"
>
> Again, you will get two messages - the transaction report and a
> message containing the MIME encoded file (or the file if it is a text
> file).
>
>
> Where to report problems
> ========================
>
> Should you still have any problems or questions, please email
> steiger@ait.fredonia.edu who will be happy to help.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> The Dakota Mailing List also has an ftp site, and a home page.
>
> FTP: ftp://sseg.ait.fredonia.edu/pub/mailing-lists/dakota
> URL: http://www.cs.fredonia.edu/~stei0302/WWW/DAKOTA/dakota.html
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>

 



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