About a year ago, I tried to set up a weekly and monthly "reminder" post
using the Probe function, as described in the manual.  I encountered the
same problem you did: only the lurkers got them.  The active members,
who needed the netiquette reminders the most, never saw them!  I asked
about it three times on this list but got no response.  I finally gave
up, and since then I've been sending the reminders manually.

steve

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Northern Illinois University
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"Pauline M. Gabriel" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Not to argue with you Nathan, but this is the section I was thinking
> about (I recalled this from the example the manual used):
>
> 9.8.2. Rotating FAQ via the PROBE1 template and "Renewal= xx-
> Daily"
>
> That was the section/command I was thinking about, I just wasn't
> sure what it was called.....but I knew it was in the manual
> somewhere, so I just had to find it. ;)
>
> So, now that you know what on earth I am talking about/refering
> to....there is still one problem with this 'example', if I am thinking
> rightly. (please let me know if I am right, or correct me if I am
> wrong in my thinking).  The problem lays in that listserv only
> probes those that aren't active.  Right?  Now, in the appendix, the
> Renewal= has an example with an 'absolute date'.  Could you
> concievable set this to being "01/01,02/01,03/01....11/01,12/01"
> and have it send out a probe to everyone on the list on the first of
> the month?  That is how I read the manual, can you let me know if
> that is indeed how it would work?