NACHO Listserver Reference Info

The list is a group of people.  Send messages to them at LABSAFETY-L@siu.edu.

The listserver is a computer.  Send commands to it LISTSERV@SIU.EDU.  Commands are sent in the body of an email message.  No subject line is expected or necessary.  (There is a mailto link at the bottom of this page for email to listserv@siu.edu.)

Below are selected commands from the refcard.  Send commands to LISTSERV@SIU.EDU, not to the list (this is important - if you send them to the labsafety-L list they will not only not have the result you want, they will litter hundreds of subscribers' in-boxes with your boo-boo).  There are pictures linked to the SUB, SIGNOFF, and SET...NOMAIL commands.  The complete refcard can be received from the listserver by sending the command info refcard to the listserver.

command (in body of email)

explanation

SUB LABSAFETY-L Mary Ann Smith

Use this to subscribe initially, or to change your name (for example you originally signed up as MA Smith and want to change it).

subscribe labsafety-l Mary Ann Smith

Same thing as above.  Case is not important (LABSAFETY-L = labsafety-l), and you can use or omit the "scribe" portion of subscribe.

SUB LABSAFETY-L ANONYMOUS

Subscribe anonymously.

SIGNOFF LABSAFETY-L

Remove your name.  No more messages.

SIGNOFF *

If you are subscribed to more than one listserver at SIUC, this will unsubscribe you from all of them.

SET LABSAFETY-L ACK

Instructs the listserver to send you acknowledgement that your message was received

SET LABSAFETY-L NOACK

Instructs the listserver to NOT send you acknowledgement that your message was received

SET LABSAFETY-L CONCEAL

Instructs the listserver to hide your info from REVIEW.

SET LABSAFETY-L NOCONCEAL

Instructs the listserver to NOT hide your info from REVIEW

SET LABSAFETY-L NOMAIL

Instructs listserver to not send you mail (e.g. if you've gone on vacation and set up an autoresponse which YOU DO NOT WANT SENT TO THE LIST

SET LABSAFETY-L MAIL

Turns mail back on.

SET LABSAFETY-L MIME

Use MIME format

SET LABSAFETY-L NOMIME

Do not use MIME format

SET LABSAFETY-L DIGEST

Receive digest version rather than all messages

SET LABSAFETY-L INDEX

Receive message index rather than all messages

SET LABSAFETY-L REPRO

Receive copy of your own messages

SET LABSAFETY-L NOREPRO

Don't receive copy of your own messages

set labsafety-l ack norepro conceal

An example of how you can string the "set" commands together.

REVIEW LABSAFETY-L

Causes the listserver to send you the list (except for concealed addresses)

INDEX LABSAFETY-L

Causes the listserver to send you a directory of available archive files from the list

GET LABSAFETY-L LOGxxxx

After you have received the archive directory, the xxxx part will be obvious

INFO REFCARD

Causes the listserver to send you a refcard, which is a command list similar to this only longer and more cryptic.

The complete refcard can be received from the listserver by sending the immediately above command info refcard to the listserver at LISTSERV@SIU.EDU

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last review or update 8/9/2006