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Subject: [OM] Re: ( OM) Re: Who Olympus
From: Thomas Heide Clausen <T.Clausen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2004 23:07 +0200
I am not sure I understand everything, but...let m know:

        - which address(es) you want unsubascribed,
        - which address(es) you want subscribed

And I will ensure  that your wish becomes true ;)

Cheers,

--thomas

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...... Original Message .......
On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 21:35:12 +1200 "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Hi Folks (& Ian Manners who wondered),
>
>In case you are wondering why I would bother to try the "who" 
>command, what happened is this:
>
>My desk-top computer seems to be having modem trouble and so 
>does my ISP. My alternate computer is an old IBM Think-pad 380ED 
>that has its uses; it has fewer, or at least different, modem problems, 
>and I wanted to send a contribution to the group.
>
>So happens I got the address wrong, and the reply I got from Listar 
>was this (directly below)
>START QUOTE ......
>** Listar HELP FILE **
>By Jeremy Blackman, JT Traub and Ryan T. Dean
>
>TO GET A LIST OF LISTS:
>       Send a message to the listar account on the server with a 
>subject
>       of "lists".  A list of lists hosted by the server will be returned
>       to you.
>
>TO SUBSCRIBE TO A LIST:
>
>       Send a message to the listar account on the server (you can 
>just
>       reply to this message).  In the subject field, enter "subscribe
>       [listname]".  Or, you can send a message to "[listname]-
>request"
>       with a subject of "subscribe".
>
>TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM A LIST:
>       Send a message to the listar account on the server (you can 
>just
>       reply to this message).  Enter "unsubscribe [listname]" in the
>       subject field.  You can also send a message to 
>       "[listname]-request" with a subject of "unsubscribe".
>        While you should NOT send your unsubscribe command to the 
>list
>        itself, Listar will attempt to trap such erroneous postings and
>        forward them to the list administrators for proper handling.
>
>TO GET A DIGEST EVERY DAY:
>       Send a message to the listar account on the server with a 
>subject
>       of "set [listname] digest".  This will turn on digests, and you
>       will receive a digest however often the server is configured to
>       send them.
>
>TO STOP GETTING A DIGEST:
>       Send a message to the listar account on the server with a 
>subject
>       of "unset [listname] digest".  This will turn off digest mode, 
>and
>       instead you will receive an eMail every time something is 
>posted
>       to the list.
>
>TO GET A DIGEST AND NORMAL POSTS:
>       Send a message to the listar account on the server with a 
>subject
>       of "set [listname] digest2".  This will activate digest mode with
>       normal posting.  As each message is posted to the list it will 
>be
>       sent to you, and you will receive a digest as well.  This flag
>       should be used INSTEAD of digest, NOT IN ADDITION TO.
>       To stop receiving digests in addition to normal posts, send a
>       message to the listar account with a subject of "unset 
>[listname]
>        digest2".  You will go back to receiving normal posts.
>
>TO FIND OUT WHO IS ON A LIST:
>       Send a message to the listar account on the server with a 
>subject
>       of "who [listname]".  You will receive a list of people 
>subscribed
>       to the list who are not hidden.  Admins will be able to see
>       everbody, including those hidden.
>
>TO HIDE ON A LIST:
>       Send a message to the listar account on the server with a 
>subject
>       of "set [listname] hidden".  You will no longer appear on WHO
>       queries to the listserver.  No one (except Admins) will know 
>you
>       are subscribed to the list unless you post to it (in which case
>       those people on the list will know you posted if nothing else).
>
>TO STOP HIDING ON A LIST:
>       Send a message to the listar account on the server with a 
>subject of
>       "unset [listname] hidden".  You will then show up on WHO 
>queries
>       to the listserver.
>
>TO GO ON VACATION:
>       Send a message to the listar account on the server with a 
>subject of
>       "set [listname] vacation".  You will remain subscribed to the 
>list
>       but will not receive any eMail as long as this flag is set.  To
>       come back from vacation, eMail the listar account with a 
>subject of
>        "unset [listname] vacation".
>
>TO CHECK ON YOUR OWN STATUS:
>       Send a message to the listar account on the server with a 
>subject
>       of "stats [listname]".  You will get a list of all the flags
>       currently set on your account.
>
>TO GET A LIST OF FLAGS AVAILABLE:
>       Send a message to the listar account on the server with a 
>subject
>       of "flags".  An eMail will be sent to you with the available flags
>       that you can set on your account.
>
>TO GET A LIST OF COMMANDS AVAILABLE:
>       Send a message to the listar account on the server with a 
>subject
>       of "commands".  An eMail will be sent to you with all the 
>commands
>       that the server and any installed modules offer.
>
>---
>Gestionnaire de liste Listar/0.42 - fin de traitement/job execution 
>complete.
>END QUOTE ..
>
>So, Ian, Yes, Listar IS configured to respond to a Who, and a Who 
>Digest command, unless, as seems to be the case for this group, the 
>list administrators have disabled the facility.
>
>Since Zuikoholics have been showing a greatly increased interest in 
>the E1, the average size of the Digest sometimes has been as small 
>as 40Kb, down from sizes previously of 150 - 200 kb. I was curious to 
>see if this decrease in traffic was reflected in a reduction in 
>membership.  I have the results  of some "who" commands from the 
>previous server to compare with, and they included an automatic tally.
>
>Oh well.
>
>Brian
>


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