Type "SUBSCRIBE MYLIST FIRSTNAME LASTNAME" (without the quotation marks) in the body of your message.
You may also use "JOIN MYLIST FIRSTNAME LASTNAME" (without the quotation marks) in the body of your message.
Note:
Some mailing lists are set up so that people are not allowed to subscribe themselves. If you attempt to subscribe yourself to such a list, you will get a message telling you that your request has been forwarded to the list owner.
Type "QUERY *" (without the quotation marks) in the body of your message.
Note:You will also receive what mailing lists you are subscribed to.
Below is a typical response from a QUERY command:
Subscription options for JSMITH@FNAL.GOV, list MYLIST:
MAIL You are sent individual postings as they are received
FULLHDR Full (normal) mail headers
REPRO You receive a copy of your own postings
NOACK No acknowledgement of successfully processed postings
Other options for mail headers include
SHORThdr Short headers (formerly SHORTBSMTP)
IETFhdr Internet-style headers
DUALhdr Dual headers, useful with PC or Mac mail programs
FULL822 "Full" RFC822 mail headers
SHORT822 Short RFC822 mail headers
SUBJecthdr "Full" RFC822 mail headers (like the default), except that LISTSERV adds the
list's default subject tag to the subject line of mail coming from the list.
To turn this off, simply set another mail header option.
To CHANGE your options
You may wish to change some or all of your options either temporarily or permanently.
For example, if you are going to be on vacation, you may wish to change your options so that
your mail box isn't full when you return.
Note: You may receive a confirmation messages that begins like the following. This is to
remind you that it is not the proper address to send commands to)
Your message to MYLIST-request@LISTSERV.FNAL.GOV has been forwarded to
the "list owners" (the people who manage the MYLIST list). If you
wanted to reach a human being, you used the correct procedure and you can
ignore the remainder of this message. If you were trying to send a
command for the computer to execute, please read on.
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