upgrade the system

[Tim Arnold]

I have just upgraded the listserv software to version 6.0.
If things go as planned, the system will be able to screen
out requests sent to the list that were intended for the
listserv program.

There are some other changes, a couple of which are described
in points (4) and (5) below. I hope this change makes the
list more efficient--since this is the first broadcast since
the upgrade, please be patient (as always..) if something
goes wrong.

--Tim Arnold

Here is the monthly posting:

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set edstat-l mail ack

(2) Set the option which undoes the previous option, i.e., insures
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set edstat-l mail noack

(3) Set an option to turn off mail from the list, used for example
when going on vacation:
set edstat-l mail postpone
Note: To undo this option (re-enabling mail from the list) send
one or the other of the previous two commands (ack or noack).
This will undo the effects of the postpone setting.

(4) Change the address your messages are sent to: be CAREFUL
with this--if you make a mistake, you may never see the
messages after the address change takes place.
set edstat-l address to new-address

(where you fill in whatever "new-address" you want)

(5) Set an option to send your messages in "digest" form. The
system will wait until a certain number of messages are
received, bundle them together into a digest and send it
to you.
set edstat-l mail digest

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--Tim Arnold
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