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On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 18:32:37 -0500 Leslie P Peterson
<[log in to unmask]> writes:
> On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:30:59 -0500 "L-Soft list server at St. John's
> University (1.8d)" <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> > Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:30:59
> >
> > Your message to [log in to unmask]
> has
> > been
> > forwarded to the "list owners" (the people who manage the
> > BLIND-DEV
> > list). If you wanted to reach a human being, you used the
> > correct
> > procedure and you can ignore the remainder of this message. If
> you
> > were
> > trying to send a command for the computer to execute, please read
> > on.
> >
> > The BLIND-DEV list is managed by a LISTSERV server. LISTSERV
> > commands
> > should always be sent to the "LISTSERV"
> address,
> > ie
> > [log in to unmask] LISTSERV never tries to process
> > messages
> > sent to the BLIND-DEV-request address; it simply forwards them to
> a
> > human
> > being, and acknowledges receipt with the present message.
> >
> > The "listname-request" convention originated on the Internet a
> long
> > time
> > ago. At the time, lists were always managed manually, and this
> > address
> > was defined as an alias for the person(s) in charge of the
> mailing
> > list.
> > You would write to the "listname-request" address to ask for
> > information
> > about the list, ask to be added to the list, make suggestions
> > about the
> > contents and policy, etc. Because this address was always a
> human
> > being,
> > people knew and expected to be talking to a human being,
> not
> > to a
> > computer. Unfortunately, some recent list management packages
> > screen
> > incoming messages to the "listname-request" address and
> > attempt to
> > determine whether they are requests to join or leave the list.
> They
> > look
> > for words such as "subscribe", "add", "leave", "off", and so on.
> If
> > they
> > decide your message is a request to join or leave the list, they
> > update
> > the list automatically; otherwise, they forward the message to
> the
> > list
> > owners. Naturally, this means that if you write to the list
> owners
> > about
> > someone else's unsuccessful attempts to leave the list, you
> stand
> > good
> > chances of being automatically removed from the list, whereas
> the
> > list
> > owners will never receive your message. No one really benefits
> from
> > this.
> > There is no reliable mechanism to contact a human being for
> > assistance,
> > and you can never be sure whether your request will be
> interpreted
> > as a
> > command or as a message to the list owners. This is why LISTSERV
> > uses two
> > separate addresses, one for the people in charge of the list and
> > one for
> > the computer that runs it. This way you always know what will
> > happen,
> > especially if you are writing in a language other than English.
> >
> > In any case, if your message was a LISTSERV command, you
> > should now
> > resend it to [log in to unmask] The list owners
> know
> > that
> > you have received this message and may assume that you will
> > resend the
> > command on your own. You will find instructions for the most
> > common
> > administrative requests below.
> >
> > *********************
> > * TO LEAVE THE LIST *
> > *********************
> >
> > Write to [log in to unmask] and, in the text of your
> > message
> > (not the subject line), write: SIGNOFF BLIND-DEV
> >
> > ********************
> > * TO JOIN THE LIST *
> > ********************
> >
> > Write to [log in to unmask] and, in the text of your
> > message
> > (not the subject line), write: SUBSCRIBE BLIND-DEV
> >
> > ************************
> > * FOR MORE INFORMATION *
> > ************************
> >
> > Write to [log in to unmask] and, in the text of your
> > message
> > (not the subject line), write: "HELP" or "INFO" (without the
> > quotes).
> > HELP will give you a short help message and INFO a list of the
> > documents
> > you can order.
> >
> >
>
>
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