Several of you have asked me about adding yourself, changing your address, or
leaving the PRSATALK listserve--here are the directions. Put them in a safe
place.
To change your address, first leave the list under your old address by sending
a message to [log in to unmask] In the body of the message, type
SIGNOFF PRSATALK. Then, send another message to [log in to unmask]
using your new address and type SUBSCRIBE PRSATALK in the body of the message.
Or, you can send a request to either me ([log in to unmask]) or Tom Looney
([log in to unmask]) and we can do all this for you. Just don't send these
commands (or requests) to [log in to unmask] That clutters up the list
for everyone (see below).
To send a message to all the people currently subscribed to the list,
just send mail to [log in to unmask] This is called "sending mail
to the list," because you send mail to a single address and LISTSERV
makes copies for all the people who have subscribed. This address
([log in to unmask]) 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," [log in to unmask] 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 that connects you
to a machine, whereas the list address is like a normal voice line
connecting you to a person. If you make a mistake and dial the FAX number
when you wanted to talk to someone on the phone, you will quickly realize
that you used the wrong number and call again. No harm will have been
done. If on the other hand you accidentally make your FAX call someone's
voice line, the person receiving the call will be inconvenienced,
especially if your FAX then re-dials every 5 minutes. The fact that most
people will eventually connect the FAX machine to the voice line to allow
the FAX to go through and make the calls stop does not mean that you
should continue to send FAXes to the voice number. People would just get
mad at you. It works pretty much the same way with mailing lists, with
the difference that you are calling hundreds or thousands of people at
the same time, and consequently you can expect a lot of people to get
upset if you consistently send commands to the list address.
You may leave the list at any time by sending a "SIGNOFF PRSATALK"
command to [log in to unmask] You can also tell LISTSERV how you
want it to confirm the receipt of messages you send to the list. If you
do not trust the system, send a "SET PRSATALK REPRO" command and LISTSERV
will send you a copy of your own messages, so that you can see that the
message was distributed and did not get damaged on the way. After a while
you may find that this is getting annoying, especially if your mail
program does not tell you that the message is from you when it informs
you that new mail has arrived from PRSATALK. If you send a "SET PRSATALK
ACK NOREPRO" command, LISTSERV will mail you a short acknowledgement
instead, which will look different in your mailbox directory. With most
mail programs you will know immediately that this is an acknowledgement
you can read later. Finally, you can turn off acknowledgements completely
with "SET PRSATALK NOACK NOREPRO".
Following instructions from the list owner, your subscription options
have been set to "NOACK REPRO" rather than the usual LISTSERV defaults.
For more information about subscription options, send a "QUERY PRSATALK"
command to [log in to unmask]
Contributions sent to this list are automatically archived. You can get a
list of the available archive files by sending an "INDEX PRSATALK"
command to [log in to unmask] You can then order these files with
a "GET PRSATALK LOGxxxx" command, or using LISTSERV's database search
facilities. Send an "INFO DATABASE" command for more information on the
latter.
This list is available in digest form. If you wish to receive the
digested version of the postings, just issue a SET PRSATALK DIGEST
command.
Please note that it is presently possible for anybody to determine that
you are signed up to the list through the use of the "REVIEW" command,
which returns the e-mail address and name of all the subscribers. If you
do not want your name to be visible, just issue a "SET PRSATALK CONCEAL"
command.
More information on LISTSERV commands can be found in the LISTSERV
reference card, which you can retrieve by sending an "INFO REFCARD"
command to [log in to unmask]
Susan G. Barnes, APR
Director of Development
College of Communication & Information
The University of Tennessee
401 Student Services Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-0343
(865) 974-7074
FAX (865) 974-2826
Cell (865) 387-5141
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