Frequently Asked Questions from the Calontir Discussion List

V1.0 10/25/94

How do I subscribe to the Calontir discussion list?

Mail the following message to listserv@unlinfo.unl.edu:

subscribe calontir

How do I get help? (or words to that effect)

Mail the following message to listserv@unlinfo.unl.edu:

help

You will receive a message HELP which lists commands and settings (requests for information and action) for various features of Calontir's list server.

How do I get off of the list (unsubscribe)?

Mail the following message to listserv@unlinfo.unl.edu:

unsubscribe calontir

How do I post?

Mail your posts to calontir@unl.edu

Why did everyone see a reply that I intended to be personal?

The list server at UNL sets calontir@unl.edu as the reply address for all posts to the list. So, if you use the reply feature of your mail reader, your reply will be sent to the Calontir list instead of just to the original poster. If you want to reply only to the original poster, you will need to command you mailer to send your reply to the originator's address assuming, of course, you know the originator's address.

Before replying to a message, it is important to check the headers to see from where the message was sent and where reply's will be returned.

How do I get a subscriber's address?

Assuming on the off chance that the subscriber in question does not include an address in his or her posts, you can possibly learn the address by mailing the following message to listserv@unlinfo.unl.edu:

recipients calontir

You will receive a message RECIPIENTS CALONTIR that is a list of the "names" and addresses of subscribers to the Calontir list. Given that this is an E-mail environment and an SCA interest group, it is quite likely that the "name" given in RECIPIENTS CALONTIR will have little or no bearing on the name that you know for the individual in question.

I don't see my posts after I send them. How do I know my posts are getting out?

The listserver doesn't automatically mail your posts to you. If you want to see your posts just as the rest of the list does, say, to verify the transmission, then mail the following message to listserv@unlinfo.unl.edu:

set mail ack

Now, everything you send to calontir@unl.edu will also be sent back to you.

Why are my posts getting all broken up? Where are these strange characters coming from?

Certain word processors insert non-text codes into text. First of all, the word processor used to write posts for the Calontir list must be set to output ASCII text only. But even then, many word processors may still insert bad codes. Choose a word processing system that works best for you, yet produces clean ASCII. Word Processors are available that are oriented to the e-mail environment.

Hal has written a bit of code that he might be able to share that strips bad character codes from text.