> From: Dustin M. Long <[log in to unmask]>
> One way to do this is to set up procmail or a similar function (Eudora
> Pro has these caabilities, I think) to automatically generate the
> response whenever you receive a notification.  Of course, your list would
> have to be set to Subscribe=Notify or Subscribe=By Owner (preferred!) so
> that you got a message when the subscribed.

I have NOTIFY=YES so I do get notified everytime someone subscribes.

> If you're not familiar with programming, it seems a little daunting at
> first, but basically you'd write a little script to "find" the name and
> address of the new subscriber in LISTSERV's notification, and then let
> the script generate your message to the list and send it out!

I am familiar with programming, I just don't want to do it if I can help
it.
So, I guess by this response you are saying I will not be able to get
listserv to do
this. And I will have to get yet another mailing program in order to do it.




> On Sat, 22 Mar 1997, George Blake wrote:
>
> > I would like a message to go out to the list and to the new subscriber
when
> > someone subscribes, giving their name and email address and the time
they
> > subscribed and a short message from me.
> > Is there a way to do this?
> >
> >
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