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Stan Horwitz <[log in to unmask]>
Sun, 2 Sep 2001 21:55:04 -0400
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On Sun, 2 Sep 2001, Don Fasig wrote:

> 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.

Probably. There are a lot of possibilities, but the best one depends on
your level of Internet access and the type of computer access you have.

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