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To send  a message to  all the people  currently subscribed to  the list,
just send  mail to [log in to unmask] This  is called "sending
mail to the list", because you send mail to a single address and LISTSERV
makes  copies  for all  the  people  who  have subscribed.  This  address
([log in to unmask])  is also  called the  "list address".  You
must  never try  to send  any command  to that  address, as  it would  be
distributed to all  the people who have subscribed. All  commands must be
sent   to  the   "LISTSERV  address",   [log in to unmask]  (or
[log in to unmask]). It is very  important to understand the difference
between  the two,  but fortunately  it is  not complicated.  The LISTSERV
address is like a FAX number, and the list address is like a normal phone
line.  If you  make  your  FAX call  someone's  regular  phone number  by
mistake,  it will  be  an  unpleasant experience  for  him  but you  will
probably be excused  the first time. If you do  it regularly, however, he
will probably get  upset and send you  a nasty complaint. It  is the same
with mailing lists, with the difference  that you are calling hundreds or
thousands of people at the same time, so a lot more people get annoyed if
you use the wrong number.
 
You  may leave  the list  at  any time  by sending  a "SIGNOFF  CONFOCAL"
command  to [log in to unmask]  (or [log in to unmask]).  You
can also tell LISTSERV how you want it to confirm the receipt of messages
you  send to  the list.  If you  do  not trust  the system,  send a  "SET
CONFOCAL REPRO"  command and LISTSERV  will send you  a copy of  your own
messages, so  that you can see  that the message was  distributed and did
not get  damaged on  the way.  After a while  you may  find that  this is
getting annoying, especially if your mail  program does not tell you that
the message  is from you  when it informs you  that new mail  has arrived
from CONFOCAL. If you send a "SET CONFOCAL ACK NOREPRO" command, LISTSERV
will mail you a short  acknowledgement instead, which will look different
in  your  mailbox  directory.  With  most mail  programs  you  will  know
immediately that this is an  acknowledgement you can read later. Finally,
you can  turn off  acknowledgements completely  with "SET  CONFOCAL NOACK
NOREPRO".
 
Contributions sent to this list are automatically archived. You can get a
list  of the  available  archive  files by  sending  an "INDEX  CONFOCAL"
command  to [log in to unmask]  (or [log in to unmask]).  You
can then  order these  files with  a "GET  CONFOCAL LOGxxxx"  command, or
using  LISTSERV's database  search  facilities. Send  an "INFO  DATABASE"
command for more information on the latter.