On Tue, 25 May 1999 17:05:31 -0400, John Witherspoon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>What should the generic address be for the 1.8d web site where a person can
>subscribe to a list?  Is it
>
>http://listserv.servername/Scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=listname&A=1

Sort-of, but:
 Not all servers are named listserv.x.y  (e.g. peach.ease.lsoft.com)
 Some sites use a CNAME for the server name so it says www.x.y
 Not every site puts the WA.EXE CGI in the 'scripts' directory
 Some sites even change the name of wa.exe.

The general format is

 http://(server_name)/(cgi_dir_name)/(wa_name)

The calling parameters  part  ?SUBED1=listname&A=1    is correct and cannot be
changed.  Even case must be preserved as shown.

>as in
>
>http://listserv.cuny.edu/Scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=airline&A=1