An Introduction to:
List Servers and Mailing Lists

The text of the message usually requires only four words: SUBSCRIBE listname your first name your last name. The first message you receive from the list is the most important. It tells you how to distribute messages of your own and how to remove your name from the list. For example, to subscribe to the Windows for Workgroups list, John Doe would send a message the the text of "SUBSCRIBE WFW-L John Doe". Do not include the quotes in your message. That's all there is to it.

Here are several Mailing Lists that you may want to check out.
• Microsoft Windows 3.x-WIN3-L: Server="listserv@uicvm.uic.edu", text="SUBSCRIBE WIN3-L [first name] [last name]".
• Windows for Workgroups-WFW-L: Server="listserv@umdd.umd.edu", text="SUBSCRIBE WFW-L [first name] [last name]".
• Windows 95-WINNEWS: Server=enews@microsoft.nwnet.com", text="SUBSCRIBE WINNEWS [your e-mail address]".

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  Unsubscribing From a Mailing List

  To leave a newsgroup, send a request to the same server as in the original subscription request. The format is similar. For example,

  If the original subscription was sent to: "listserv@umdd.umd.edu"

  And the text was "SUBSCRIBE WFW-L [first name] [last name]".

  Then the "unsubscription" is sent to: "listserv@umdd.umd.edu"

  And the text is "SIGNOFF WFW-L [first name] [last name]".

  This method can vary slightly for some lists, so it is necessary to pay attention to the correct format for the list to which you want to subscribe. Some may require your e-mail address instead of your name. Thanks to Windows Mag 4/95 for this info.

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