Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 10:37:44 -0800 -------------- BEGIN bread-bakers.v096.n001 -------------- 001 - Reggie Dwork Subject: New list software Date: Mon, 01 Apr 1996 08:57:32 -0800 Well, we experienced the change over yesterday getting rid of Majordomo and the startup of Bestserv. Here is the info file and the help file. PLEASE SAVE THIS LETTER...IT CONTAINS INFO AND COMMANDS THAT YOU HAVE NOT EVER COME ACROSS PREVIOUSLY ON OTHER MAILING LISTS. Reggie & Jeff Command: info ----- INFORMATION FOR LIST bread-bakers ----- BEGIN INFO bread-bakers This is the info file for the Bread Bakers Mailing List. This list is for discussion and recipe exchange of hand and machine made breads. This list is moderated and is available as a digest only. Digests are sent out once per week or more frequently if necessary. We have an archive of all back issues but cannot support ftp or archive searching at this time. We will send out individual issues on request - send requests to . ******************** The bread-bakers mailing list is run automatically by Bestserv. The commands and options are different from those of listserv, listproc or majordomo. The bread-bakers mailing list is only available in digest format. To subscribe to bread-bakers, send mail to . In the body of the message, place: subscribe end This will subscribe you at the address that your message is sent from. This is almost certainly your correct address. Bestserv will send you a message asking you to confirm your subscription request. You must reply to the message changing the word REJECT in the subject to ACCEPT. Your request will then be sent to us for approval. You will get a confirmation when your subscription has been approved. If you have problems subscribing, please write to us at and we will assist you. To unsubscribe, send mail to . In the body of the message, place: unsubscribe end To send mail to the list, send to . You must be subscribed to the list to post to the list. If you have multiple email addresses use the "alias" command to register your alternate addresses. Consult the Bestserv help file for more info. To get the help file, send mail to . In the body of the message, place: help end The subscriber list is not available to anyone. There is no equivalent of the listproc "ACK" setting - you will get a copy of what you mail to the list. There is no equivalent of the listproc "POSTPONE" setting - just unsubscribe before you go and resubscribe when you return. To contact a human to help solve problems, mail to . In real life, we are Reggie & Jeff Dwork. END INFO Command: help HELP for BESTSERV list server BEGIN HELP GENERAL BESTSERV DOCUMENTATION - HELP FILE FOR USERS (I) SYNOPSIS OF BESTSERV LIST ALIASES listname - post to the list listname-response - authentication responses sent here listname-request - send subscribe/unsubscribe/etc... listname-command - send moderator command requests listname-errors - (error return for bounces, invisible) listname-owner - send mail to the moderator of the list bestserv-owner - moderator of the whole mailing list manager bestserv-errors - (error return for bounces, invisible) (II) GETTING THIS HELP FILE email a message to the request address of the list. For example, if the list is called 'test', you would email a message to 'test-request@hostname.domain'. The body of the message should contain a single line, left justified, containing the keyword 'help' in lower case. The list server will generally respond with this help file. (III) AUTHENTICATION Many of the requests you make to the list server requires authentication. The list server authenticates a request by emailing a message back to you with a special Subject: line. The message contains complete iunstructions. You normally Reply the message (such that the original Subject is still in the Subject: header, possibly with an Re: in front of it). You must edit the REJECT clause in the Subject line to say ACCEPT if you want to go ahead and run your original command. You must be sure to leave the ID clause intact or the list manager will not be able to authenticate your request. The purpose of authentication is to ensure that a valid return email address exists and to disuade spammers from crashing the list. The moderator has the ability to turn on authentication AND moderation for any request, so you may not get an immediate response. (IV) SUBSCRIBING To subscribe to a list you normally send email to the -request address of the list, as in 'test-request@hostname.domain'. The body of the message should contain the keyword 'subscribe' alone or, if you want to subscribe a third party address, the subscribe keyword may be followed by an email address. subscribe or subscribe email-address By default, you will be subscribed to the digest version of the list. To subscribe to the single-message-per-mail version, use the 'subsingle' command instead of the 'subscribe' command. The list manager may or may not have the list configured to force digest distribution, so you may not have a choice. (V) THIRD PARTY SUBSCRIBES A Third Party Subscribe occurs when person A subscribes person B rather then just himself. This is normally allowed. The list manager will most likely have recipient verification turned on, which means that person B will be sent an email asking him or her to acknowledge the subscription before that person is actually added to the list. If you receive a third party verification request and you do not want to be on the list, simply ignore the mail. (VI) POSTING FROM MULTIPLE EMAIL ADDRESSES By default, most lists only allow subscribed addresses to post to the list. You can add other addresses to the list with the 'alias' command. alias email-address This allows you to post to the list from another email-address without the list distribution being sent to that address. You can add as many aliases as you like. (VII) UNSUBSCRIBING To unsubscribe from a list, send the 'unsubscribe' command. You can also unsubscribe third parties by adding an email address. unsubscribe or unsubscribe email-address Note that if you have several list aliases, you should unsubscribe from those aliases as well as the one you are receiving the list on. (VIII) LIST INFORMATION You can request list-specific information with the 'info' command. END HELP GENERAL -- Reggie & Jeff Dwork Owners: bread-bakers, eat-lf, otbf (OverTheBackFence) Mailing Lists For info write --------------- END bread-bakers.v096.n001 --------------- Copyright (c) 1996-2000 Regina Dwork and Jeffrey Dwork All Rights Reserved