On Wed, 22 Jun 1994 16:44:08 -0700, Bruce Schuman wrote: >As I read the basic "INFO REFCARD" for listserv, it seems to suggest that >subscribers can *choose* which _topics_ they wish to receive. > >Is this possible? If so, how does this work? On Thu, 23 Jun 1994 01:59:29 +0200, Eric Thomas's reply containd this caveat: >The difficulty is in coercing the users into putting the right labels on >their messages before sending them. Most users just aren't used to it, >and if someone forgets to label a message, most of the replies (made by >pressing the REPLY button) will also have the wrong topic. My experience is that SET MAIL INDEX is MUCH more precise. I get a daily list of the subject lines with index numbers, and the listname-Search-request@host reply feature makes pulling just the messages I'm interested in a snap (now if I only had a utility that would ignore Re: and otherwise sort the subjects alphabetically ;-))) Murph Sewall <[log in to unmask]> (203) 486-2489 Voice Professor of Marketing (203) 486-5246 FAX