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Sun, 2 Sep 2001 19:46:04 -0400
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On 2 Sep 2001,  Stan Horwitz wrote:
> On Sun, 2 Sep 2001, Don Fasig wrote:
>
> > I am a listowner and would like to use the the RENEWAL list header
> > keyword with the PROBE parameter to send a weekly FAQ every Sunday to
> > listmembers.  From reading the Listserver documentation I think I should
> > include the following line in the list header:
>
> Thiere is a much easier way to do this. Just schedule a cron job to
> send out the faq file as per your requirements. Set the probe in the
> Listserv list's header file without regard to the FAQ file requirement. If
> you do not use Unix, you can use a different job scheduler other than cron
> for this purpose.

I'm a listowner but do not have any other access to the server.  Everything I
do is via email.  There is no web interface for my list.  Is it still possible to
use a job scheduler?  I have heard of cron, but not being a Unix user I'm in
the dark as to how to use it.

Thanks,

Don Fasig
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