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I've learned a lot due to my question. I wasn't aware at all that there was
a distribute function. I think you have to be an administrator to take
advantage of it, but will definately save time in the future in not having
to create a list. I'm going to use it for a monthly newsletter that I send
out to cable operators in the future.
I tried to use the link you posted, but it didn't work....someone else had
sent the instructions to me privately. I'll post that here...thank go to Ed
Paynter for this:
//jobname JOB ["jobname" can be anything or a space]
DISTRIBUTE MAIL PW=xxxxxxxx ["xxxxx" is your password, see note below]
//To DD *
[insert valid email addresses here, one per line, no blank lines]
/*
//Data DD *,EOF
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 12:34:56 -0500
From: "fill in" <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> [whatever address you
choose]
Subject: fill in
Reply-to: "fill in" <[log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> > [optional]
To:
The blank line above is needed. [your message replaces
The DISTRIBUTE job is found on page 104 of the these lines]
system admin's manual for version 1.8c LISTSERV.
-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Weiss [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, September 11, 1998 12:26 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: help with announce only list
At 11:22 9/10/98 -0400, Jacob Haller said:
|>I need to subscribe 25,000 people to an announce only list
quietly. What is
|>the easiest way to do this? I have email addresses only in a text
file
|>format.
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|The fast, nice bulk add command goes as follows:
What is interesting is that the original question and followup Q&A
revealed that there might be only two distributions, in which case
one
would consider the value of creating a list to begin with, and
instead
use the DISTRIBUTE function (the LISTSERV document request I've
posted
earlier today).
<None of the following should be construed as a criticism of the
recent
poster about the SUBJECT:.>
Directing a list-owner to the manual for the answer to lookup a
basic
operation is an excellent idea: unfortunately there is no LISTSERV
owner's (or for that matter email or Internet) driver's license.
The reasons why it is a good idea for what is a basic Q&A:
1) basic info was put in the manual for a reason: to be read
(learning
where and how to access this info is critical)
2) most lists (not all), esp. LSTOWN-L should be used after an
individual
has made an offline effort at finding the info.
This goes back to Eric's comment about giving a person a fish:
instead,
teach them how and they will bless you.
/Pete
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