Lisa Covi (formerly of the CREN BitNIC) wrote a nice
survival manual.  It is still available at "finer"
LISTSERV sites: searn.sunet.se, ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu, or
bitnic.cren.net by e-mail the LISTSERV@ the one-line text
 
GET LISTSERV TIPS
 
Also, if you can use LISTSERV Database Search facility,
you can look for useful Q&A right here in LSTOWN-L.
 
Here is a recursive response: e-mail [log in to unmask]
the text:
 
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Database Search DD=Rules OUTLIM=5000 f=mail
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search (instruction or tutorial) book in lstown-l
index #.5 date.8 subject.64
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