This page covers one section of the FAQ. For a list of all topics see the main FAQ page.
You can control your list subscription by sending commands to
the server. You may not need to do so -- the default
subscription options are fine for most list members. But if
you want to change something, the most useful commands are
explained in the following questions.
To send a command, just send an email to:
When you send a command, the Subject of the message can be
anything you like -- it will be ignored. But don't put
ANYTHING else in your message -- no indentation, no signature,
no HTML, nothing. Just the command, on a line by itself, like
this (but not indented):
Commands must be sent from the email address you use to
subscribe to the list. If you send them from a diffferent
address, they won't work.
When you return, send this command to turn your list email back
on:
If you don't want to miss any list messages while you're gone,
but are afraid your mailbox will fill up, you can switch to
digest mode while you are away and turn off the digest when you
return; see the questions below for details.
To do so, send this command to the list server at
listserv@listserv.icors.org:
Digests are normally sent out by the server once per day, a
little after midnight eastern US time. If there are a lot of
messages in a day, an interim digest may be sent mid-day as
well.
Unless you use the "mime" option (see below), the "Subject"
line for each digest you receive will describe the digest
itself, not the many messages it contains. Please use care to
change the subject to match the original message when posting
responses -- if you don't, others will see your reply with a
subject like:
which doesn't tell anyone what you're talking about.
To set mime digest mode send this command to the list server at
listserv@listserv.icors.org:
If you try this option and don't like it, send this command to
the server to restore normal digest mode:
See the section on the archives below for information on
reading messages via the web site.
One simple tool is to add an abbreviated form of the list name,
in brackets ("[gadopt]"), to the Subject of every message sent
to you by the server, making list messages easier to identify
in your inbox. To do so, send this command to the list server
at listserv@listserv.icors.org:
To turn this option off send this command to the server:
Another approach is to use a filtering rule in your email
program to move Guatemala-Adopt messages into a separate folder
so that they aren't all in your regular inbox. Most email
programs support this kind of filtering. Here's where to find
it in a few popular programs:
For other programs, look in the help under topics like
"filtering" or "message rules".
The best filtering method is to move the message into the folder
you want when the string "guatemala-adopt@listserv.icors.org"
is found in the "To:" or "Cc:" headers.
What is the list server and how do I send it a command?
It's a computer run by a non-profit email list hosting
organization called ICORS and located in Maryland, USA. It
knows who is subscribed to the list, and sends each email to
everyone on the list.
listserv@listserv.icors.org
set guatemala-adopt nomail
This list is not for me. How do I unsubscribe?
Send this command to the list server at
listserv@listserv.icors.org:
unsubscribe guatemala-adopt
How do I stop mail from the list while I'm out of town for a while?
Send this command to the list server at
listserv@listserv.icors.org:
set guatemala-adopt nomail
set guatemala-adopt mail
I'm getting too many emails! What can I do?
You can set your subscription to "digest" mode where you get
one long message every day with all of that day's list messages
embedded in it, instead of receiving all messages individually
in your email.
set guatemala-adopt digest
How do I reply to messages in a digest?
Reply normally, but pay attention to the Subject line.
Re: Guatemala-Adopt Digest - 1 Feb 2001 to 2 Feb 2001
It's really a pain to read all those emails lumped together in the
digest. Is there something I can do to make it easier to read?
Yes. You can set "mime digest" mode. In this mode you will
receive each digest using the MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail
Extensions) email digest format. Most current mail readers
understand this format. The digest still normally comes once a
day, and you still get only one email message for each digest.
However, when you open this message with a compatible email
program you will see each individual list message separately,
will be able to read and reply to each one as if it were a
separate message, and will not have to change the Subject line
as described for a normal digest above.
set guatemala-adopt mime digest
set guatemala-adopt nomime digest
I don't like the digest. How do I go back to individual emails?
Send this command to the list server at
listserv@listserv.icors.org:
set guatemala-adopt nodigest
I don't want any email at all. How do I read the list via the web
site?
Send this command to the list server at
listserv@listserv.icors.org:
set guatemala-adopt nomail
The list messages are cluttering up my inbox. How can I keep them
separate from my regular email?
There are two options that might help; you can use either, or
both.
set guatemala-adopt subjecthdr
set guatemala-adopt shorthdr