Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:48:51

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familiar with LISTSERV. This might look like a waste of disk space now,
but in 6 months you will be glad you saved this information when you
realize that you cannot remember what are the lists you are subscribed
to, or what is the command to leave the list to avoid filling up your
mailbox while you are on vacations. In fact, you should create a new mail
folder for subscription confirmation messages like this one, and for the
"welcome messages" from the list owners that you will occasionally
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makes copies for all the people who have subscribed. This address
(AGNET-L@LISTSERV.UOGUELPH.CA) is also called the "list address". You
must never try to send any command to that address, as it would be
distributed to all the people who have subscribed. All commands must be
sent to the "LISTSERV address", LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UOGUELPH.CA. It is very
important to understand the difference between the two, but fortunately
it is not complicated. The LISTSERV address is like a FAX number, and the
list address is like a normal phone line. If you make your FAX call
someone's regular phone number by mistake, it will be an unpleasant
experience for him but you will probably be excused the first time. If
you do it regularly, however, he will probably get upset and send you a
nasty complaint. It is the same with mailing lists, with the difference
that you are calling hundreds or thousands of people at the same time, so
a lot more people get annoyed if you use the wrong number.

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