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Common LISTSERV Commands and Posting Syntax for LUPUS


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¦Temporary Set Nomail & Reset¦
¦Digest & Reset¦ ¦Setting Topics¦¦Posting¦ ¦Other¦

Subscribe

to: listserv@listserv.acor.org

subject: leave blank

text:

subscribe lupus

**be sure to turn off your signature function**

Unsubscribe

to: listserv@listserv.acor.org

subject: leave blank

text:

signoff lupus

**be sure to turn off your signature function**

Postpone and Resetting
To remain subscribed, but not recieve posts:

to: listserv@listserv.acor.org

subject: leave blank

text:

set lupus nomail

**be sure to turn off your signature function**

To reset this option and receive mail again:

to: listserv@listserv.acor.org

subject: leave blank

text:

set lupus mail

**be sure to turn off your signature function**

Receive Digest only

to: listserv@listserv.acor.org

subject: leave blank

text:

set lupus digest
To return to receive individual posts:

to: listserv@listserv.acor.org

subject: leave blank

text:

set lupus nodigest

**be sure to turn off your signature function**

Set Topic Sublists

to: listserv@listserv.acor.org

subject: leave blank

text:

SET LUPUS TOPICS=index.html +topic1 +topic2 +topic3 +topic4 (etc.)

**use a +topic for those of the eight valid topics you wish to add; new subscribers may wish to add +ALL, then customize their subscription by using -topic for those they no longer wish to receive. ADMIN is a default subscription to that topic sublist--you are automatically subscribed by completion of your general LUPUS subscription.

If you choose to set ALL initially, and then wish to remove some topics later, you may do so as follows:

SET LUPUS TOPICS=index.html -topic1 -topic2

**Be sure to turn off your signature function and use only the commands listed.**

There are eight valid topics for LUPUS.

POSTING TO TOPIC SUBLISTS:

to: LUPUS@listserv.acor.org

subject: <topic>: concise subject line reflecting content

text: as relates to question/discussion/subject line

Please sign your messages for posting, including your E-mail address.

REPLYING TO LUPUS POSTINGS:

Use the "reply" function of your emailer. SNIP the original footer help message from your reply, along with any of the original post to which you are NOT directly responding.

DIGEST SUBSCRIBERS--Please "cut" the Digest Number from the subject line on reply, leaving the automatically generated "Re:" at the beginning of the subject line, and "copy/paste" the original subject into the subject line for proper threading of messages in the archives on given subjects.

NOTE: The day you need to search the archives for information will be the day you will truly appreciate threading of subjects and concise subject lines!

IF YOU ARE SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGING THE FOCUS OF THE MESSAGE ON REPLY--PLEASE CHANGE THE SUBJECT LINE, AND EVEN THE TOPIC, IF NECESSARY, TO REFLECT THE NEW FOCUS OF YOUR MESSAGE. Also be sure to remove the automatic "Re:" at the beginning of the subject line if you change the subject and/or topic.

A full user manual is available at the Lsoft website.

Copyright 1996, L-Soft international, Inc.
All Rights Reserved Worldwide.

You may also send a command to the LISTSERV address for a quick reference card by doing the following: (not case sensitive)

to: listserv@listserv.acor.org

subject: leave blank

text:

info get refcard

**be sure to turn off your signature function, and add nothing else to the text of the message**

Other list-related commands
GETPOST listname ref1 >
Order individual messages from list archives

Index listname
Sends a directory of available archive files for the list, if postings are archived

Query listname
Query your subscription options for a particular list
(use the SET command to change them)
* -> Query all lists you are subscribed to on that server

Register full_name
Tell your name to LISTSERV, so that you don't have to specify it on subsequent SUBSCRIBE's

OFF
Make LISTSERV forget your name

Search listname word1 >
Search list archives
or: word1 > IN listname
FROM date1-> From this date
TODAY -> From today
TODAY-7 -> In the last 7 days
TO date2 -> To this date
WHERE
SUBJECT CONTAINS xxxx -> Only this subject
AND/OR
SENDER CONTAINS xxxx -> Only this author
Complex boolean operations are supported, see database guide

Informational commands

Help
Obtain a list of commands

INFO
Order a LISTSERV manual, or get a list of available ones (if no topic was specified); or get information about a list

Commands related to file server functions
PW function
Define/change a "personal password"
ADD firstpw -> Define a password for the first time
CHange newpw -> Change password
RESET -> Reset (delete) password