From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [199.183.24.239]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AE6F2F438 for ; Tue, 14 Nov 2000 17:38:54 -0500 (EST) Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) id eAEMcr225236 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Tue, 14 Nov 2000 17:38:53 -0500 Received: from mail.arcor-ip.de (mail-ffm-p.arcor-ip.de [145.253.2.10]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id eAEMcrD25228 for ; Tue, 14 Nov 2000 17:38:53 -0500 Received: from goldfish (212.144.216.22) by mail.arcor-ip.de; 14 Nov 2000 23:38:51 +0100 Received: (qmail 5519 invoked by uid 7780); 14 Nov 2000 22:33:55 -0000 Received: from localhost (sendmail-bs@127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 14 Nov 2000 22:33:55 -0000 Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 23:33:55 +0100 (CET) From: Hans Zoebelein X-Sender: hzo@goldfish To: Blinux Cc: Gary Wynn Subject: Re: Mailman results for Blinux-Newbie (fwd) In-Reply-To: <200011141540.HAA15088@sugarbeet.ultimanet.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0beta4 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion Gary, wrong list. You are posting your problems with blinux-newbie to blinux-list. Try something like a message body looking like subscribe your_password nodigest address=put_your_emailaddress_here Send this mail to blinux-newbie-request@braille.uwo.ca Best Regards Hans (maintainer blinux-list) On Tue, 14 Nov 100, Gary Wynn wrote: > I give up! If this is to be a list for newbies, I have to wonder if > anyone is on it! I have tried a dozen times to get subscribed. I got the > help message, as suggested, and it is as clear as mud, as it gives no > examples, and is as cryptic as the return mail. Is this list worth the > effort? > > Anyone give the precise syntax this non-standard subscription requires? > > Thanks, > Gary > P.S. I did write to a human yesterday--no answer. Yes, I tried a space, > - and |, but nothing pleases this program. [ cut ] > > The following is a detailed description of the problems. > > > > > > ***** subscribe unknown digest|plain|hide > > >>>>> Usage: subscribe [password] [digest|nodigest] [address= > >