Thomas Robb said:
 
 
>I thought that I understood the DIGEST command, but recent postings
>tell me otherwise!  It was my understanding that there are four
>states, MAIL, NOMAIL, DIGEST & INDEX which are all settings for the
>same flag.  If one is on DIGEST and sets oneself to NOMAIL, wouldn't
>setting oneself to MAIL just start all mail coming again, rather
>than enabling the DIGEST??  Doesn't the individual have to reset
>it by sending another  SET xxxxx DIGEST command?
 
 
   You are correct in your understanding that MAIL, NOMAIL, DIGEST,
and INDEX are four, mutually-exclusive, settings for the same flag.
Whatever setting you have operational will remain the active one until
you re-set it to one of the other settings using the SET <LISTNAME>
<OPTION> command.
 
   Therefore, if you were on DIGEST and had temporarily reset your
option to NOMAIL (while on vacation, etc.), all you need to do when
returning to the list (assuming you wish to return to DIGEST) is
to SET <LISTNAME> DIGEST.   There is no need to take the intervening
step of setting the list to MAIL.
 
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