SAP-WUG .vs. LISTSERV

[Susan R. Keohan]

Hello Workflowers,
 
>From time to time, it is a good idea to refresh your memory as to the
difference between sending a message to the SAP-WUG list, and sending a
command request to LISTSERV at MITVMA.MIT.EDU.  I have included some
information in this mail which you should save for future reference.  In
summary, if you have a question (or an answer) to send to all the
subscribers of the list, send it to SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU.  If you want to
be removed from the list, send e-mail to LISTSERV at MITVMA.MIT.EDU, and in
the body of the mail, type SIGNOFF SAP-WUG.  I hope that you will find the
information below helpful.
 
Regards,
Sue
 
 
Please save this message for future reference, especially if this is the
first time you are subscribing to an electronic mailing list. If you ever
need to leave the list, you will find the necessary instructions below.
Perhaps more importantly, saving a copy of this message (and of all
future subscription notices from other mailing lists) in a special mail
folder will give you instant access to the list of mailing lists that you
are subscribed to. This may prove very useful the next time you go on
vacation and need to leave the lists temporarily so as not to fill up
your mailbox while you are away! You should also save the "welcome
messages" from the list owners that you will occasionally receive after
subscribing to a new list.
To send a message to all the people currently subscribed to the list,
just send mail to SAP-WUG at LISTSERV.MIT.EDU. 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
(SAP-WUG at LISTSERV.MIT.EDU) 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," LISTSERV at LISTSERV.MIT.EDU. 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 SAP-WUG" command
to LISTSERV at LISTSERV.MIT.EDU. 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 SAP-WUG 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 SAP-WUG. If you send a "SET SAP-WUG
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 SAP-WUG NOACK NOREPRO".
Following instructions from the list owner, your subscription options
have been set to "ACK NOREPRO FULLHDR MIME" rather than the usual
LISTSERV defaults. For more information about subscription options, send
a "QUERY SAP-WUG" command to LISTSERV at LISTSERV.MIT.EDU.
Contributions sent to this list are automatically archived. You can get a
list of the available archive files by sending an "INDEX SAP-WUG" command
to LISTSERV at LISTSERV.MIT.EDU. You can then order these files with a "GET
SAP-WUG 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 SAP-WUG DIGEST
command.
IMPORTANT: This list is confidential. You should not publicly mention its
existence, or forward copies of information you have obtained from it to
third parties. Please note that the "GIVE" command is automatically
disabled for all archive files.
More information on LISTSERV commands can be found in the LISTSERV
reference card, which you can retrieve by sending an "INFO REFCARD"
command to LISTSERV at LISTSERV.MIT.EDU.