A LISTSERV is a type of automated mailing list for people who share a common interest in a designated subject. Subjects could include: education, computers in education, Internet Training, etc... There are thousands of LISTSERV topics.
If you are unfamiliar with LISTSERVS, the best way to learn about them is to pick one that interests you and subscribe to it.
In this exercise, we will subscribe to the NIE Listserv.
1. Open Netscape Mail (or your preferred Email program).
2. Go to File/ New Mail Message.
3. Fill out the information as shown below:
4. Make sure you have no signature file appended at the botton. Click Send.
5. In a few minutes, you should receive confirmation that you have subscribed
successfully to NIE_Support.
Your email message should look something like this:
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 11:33:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: listproc@pppl.gov
To:
Cc: msteranc@attila.stevens-tech.edu
Subject: SUBSCRIBE NIE_SUPPORT <FIRST NAME> <LAST NAME>
You have been added to list nie_support@pppl.gov.
The system has recorded your address as
<YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS>
and in order for your messages to get posted (if the list accepts postings),
you will have to send them from this address, unless the list does not require
subscription for posting.
If a message is ever rejected, please contact the list's owner: msteranc@attila.stevens-tech.edu
Your initial password is 863451223. Please change it as soon as you can
by issuing the following request to listproc@pppl.gov:
SET NIE_SUPPORT PASSWORD 863451223 new-password
WARNING: Do not use your login password; you will be breaching security at your
site.
This system may accept Internet TCP/IP connections for processing of live
requests, and the password will be used to give you subscriber privileges.
For more information, send a 'help live' request to listproc@pppl.gov.
For information on this service and how to use it, send the following
request in the body of a mail message to listproc@pppl.gov:
HELP
All requests should be addressed to listproc@pppl.gov.
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Welcome to the NIE Support Listserv. The purpose of this list is for participants of New Jersey NIE/SSI
training to ask questions about the Internet and other training topics. We hope that anyone who can
answer any of the questions raised here, will "jump in" and respond. This is an opportunity for real
"peer coaching."
5. Save your confirmation email message in a folder called "LISTSERVS" so when you want to unsubscribe you will have the information ready.
6. Warning! Listserv messages generate very quickly. Sometimes you can receive more than a hundered messages per week.
One of the most important tips about posting messages to a LISTSERV is to remember when you want to post a message to the entire group vs. when you want to reply to just the sender.
Posting a message to the entire group would be to listproc@pppl.gov
Posting a message to an individual will be just that person's email in the TO: field.
1. Send a message to listproc@pppl.gov
2. Subject is unsubscribe
3. In the text area
unsubscribe NIE_Support <First Name> <Last Name>
4. Send
5. You should receive confirmation that you are unsubscribed.
A good starting point for finding LISTSERV subjects and how to subscribe to them can be found on the Web at:
Tile. net (http://www.tile.net/)