Some boilerplate to send to your lists (hope it doesn't trip the spam-o-meter) FROM: [log in to unmask] Subject: Summer Vacations To: Multiple recipients of list XXXXX-L <[log in to unmask]> XXXXX-L, We're beginning to receive quite a number of bounces caused by full mailboxes, etc, from a variety of sites. It seems like a good time to remind all of you to turn off your subscription if you are taking vacation, or will just be away from your email for more than a few days. Please take a moment to review the following posting from last year. As an alternative to the Nomail command, you may simply unsubscribe by sending the command UNSUB XXXXX-L, and then just resubscribe when you return. The net result is the same. Thanks for your help. XXXXXXXXXXX ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 9 May 1994 11:08:27 -0400 FROM: [log in to unmask] Subject: Summer Vacations It's getting to be that time of the year again when all of you are planning AND TAKING YOUR SUMMER VACATIONS. PLEASE DO US A FAVOR: remember to turn off your XXXXX-L distributions before you leave. It'll save us the burden of doing it for you when/if your mailbox overflows and LISTSERV is unable to deliver to you. BEFORE YOU LEAVE, SEND THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO [log in to unmask] OR LISTSERV@XXXXX: Set XXXXX-L Nomail When you return from vacation, you can turn yourself back on by sending: Set XXXXX-L Mail (If you're using the Digest, then substitute Digest in place of Mail) ****** **** If you'd like to review the XXXXX-L postings you missed while you were on vacation, you can send the following commands to LISTSERV, substituting the appropriate dates (with the volume of postings on XXXXX-L, I'd only request 2 or 3 days at a time): * -------------------------- clip here -----------------------------------* //ListSrch JOB Echo=no Database Search DD=Rules //Rules DD * SEARCH * IN XXXXXX-L FROM 1 JUNE 94 TO 3 JUNE 94 Print * -------------------------- clip here -----------------------------------* One other (repeated) request: When you feel it necessary to include text from a previous XXXXX-L posting, please make sure you remove the header information from that posting to prevent LISTSERV from rejecting it. Better yet, you should make every effort to cut only the text relevent to your posting from the prior posting. Thank you - and have a good week! XXXXXXXXX XXXXX-L Owner XXXX@XXXXXXXX XXXX@XXXXXXXXXXXX