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Dear Biomch-L readers,
The following note, apparently generated with a VAX/VMS REPLY command
under MAIL was received by me privately, and *not* via Biomch-L.
> Received: Tue, 6 Oct 92 15:24 MET
> Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 09:24 CST
> From: BLEHP@basin.crc.uno.edu
> Subject: RE: Biomch-L -- Discussion Forum ?
> To: WOLTRING@HNYKUN53.BITNET
> Message-id:
>
> Concerning Biomch-L and the Discussion Forum, I wonder how many
> first-time ListServer users were like me -- unsure of the rule for
> sending a message to the users on the network as a whole? After
> reading the instructions, the answer is simple -- on my VAX/VMS
> after reading a message that I want to respond to, I simply type
> REPLY which sends the message through the ListServer. If this
> message is not correct, I'm sure others will come on and correct
> my instructions, which of course is the purpose of discussion.
Presumably, Mr Eason *thought* that he was posting his above note
to the list while in fact, he was sending it to me privately: his
mailer s/w is supposed to react on the contents of the Reply-To
field in a message if the REPLY command is issued. Because of the
current list profile, Biomch-L postings have the original poster's
email address in this field rather than the list's address. I'm
sorry if this sounds rather technical.
I agree that many new users are confused between the administrative
address ListServ@hearn.bitnet (a.k.a. ListServ@nic.surfnet.nl) and the
posting address Biomch-L@hearn.bitnet (a.k.a. Biomch-L@nic.surfnet.nl).
That's why the active moderator sends a personal Welcome file to each
new subscriber explaining this difference.
Regards -- hjw.
The following note, apparently generated with a VAX/VMS REPLY command
under MAIL was received by me privately, and *not* via Biomch-L.
> Received: Tue, 6 Oct 92 15:24 MET
> Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 09:24 CST
> From: BLEHP@basin.crc.uno.edu
> Subject: RE: Biomch-L -- Discussion Forum ?
> To: WOLTRING@HNYKUN53.BITNET
> Message-id:
>
> Concerning Biomch-L and the Discussion Forum, I wonder how many
> first-time ListServer users were like me -- unsure of the rule for
> sending a message to the users on the network as a whole? After
> reading the instructions, the answer is simple -- on my VAX/VMS
> after reading a message that I want to respond to, I simply type
> REPLY which sends the message through the ListServer. If this
> message is not correct, I'm sure others will come on and correct
> my instructions, which of course is the purpose of discussion.
Presumably, Mr Eason *thought* that he was posting his above note
to the list while in fact, he was sending it to me privately: his
mailer s/w is supposed to react on the contents of the Reply-To
field in a message if the REPLY command is issued. Because of the
current list profile, Biomch-L postings have the original poster's
email address in this field rather than the list's address. I'm
sorry if this sounds rather technical.
I agree that many new users are confused between the administrative
address ListServ@hearn.bitnet (a.k.a. ListServ@nic.surfnet.nl) and the
posting address Biomch-L@hearn.bitnet (a.k.a. Biomch-L@nic.surfnet.nl).
That's why the active moderator sends a personal Welcome file to each
new subscriber explaining this difference.
Regards -- hjw.