PW ADD _the_password

to listserv@lists.asu.edu.

Alternatively you may use the web interface at http://lists.asu.edu/cgi-bin/wa. Either method will cause a confirmation request to be sent to you. Once you reply to the confirmation your password will be stored. After that you will need to use it for any adminstrative command you need to execute.

For all Listserv commands, send email to listserv@lists.asu.edu with no subject line. Place commands in the body of the letter.

TO SUBSCRIBE:   subscribe vettes firstname lastname

TO UNSUBSCRIBE: signoff vettes firstname lastname

TEMP SIGNOFF:   set vettes nomail

TEMP SIGNON:    set vettes mail



To retrieve articles from the Archives, just send the following to 
listserv@asuvm.irne.asu.edu:

INDEX     (this will send you the entire index of the list archives in the
           form  VETTES LOGyymmw    yy=year mm=month w=week (A,B,C,D,E)

From this list you can choose the weeks/months that you want by sending

GET VETTES LOG9501A    (this will get you the first week of Jan '95, you can
                        make multiple requests)




             LISTSERV System Reference Library, release 1.8a
             -----------------------------------------------
                Copyright L-Soft international, 1986-1993

      ************************************************************
      *                                                          *
      * LISTSERV command reference cards:                        *
      *                                                          *
      *-> LISTSERV REFCARD: General user commands                *
      *   LISTOWNR REFCARD: List and file management commands    *
      *   LISTMAST REFCARD: Commands for the LISTSERV maintainer *
      *                                                          *
      ************************************************************

Commands are  listed in alphabetical  order, with the  minimum acceptable
abbreviation  in capital  letters. Angle  brackets are  used to  indicate
optional parameters. All commands which  return a file accept an optional
'F=fformat' keyword (without the quotes)  that lets you select the format
in  which  you  want  the  file sent;  the  default  format  is  normally
appropriate  in  all  cases.  Some esoteric,  historical  or  seldom-used
commands and options have been omitted.

List subscription commands (from most to least important)
---------------------------------------------------------
SUBscribe    listname               Subscribe to a list, or change
                                               your name if already subscribed

SIGNOFF                                        Remove yourself:
             listname                          - From the specified list
             *                                 - From all lists on that server
             * (NETWIDE                        - From all lists in the network

SET          listname options                  Alter your subscription options:
             ACK/NOACK/MSGack                  -> Acknowledgements for postings
             CONCEAL/NOCONCEAL                 -> Hide yourself from REVIEW
             Files/NOFiles                     -> Toggle receipt of non-mail
                                                  files from the list
             Mail/NOMail                       -> Toggle receipt of mail
             DIGests/INDex                     -> Ask for digests or message
                                                  indexes rather than getting
                                                  messages as they are posted
             REPro/NOREPro                     -> Copy of your own postings?
             TOPICS: ALL                       -> Select topics you are
                     <+/->topicname               subscribed to (add/remove
                                                  one or replace entire list)

Options for mail headers of incoming postings (choose one):
             FULLhdr or FULLBsmtp              -> "Full" mail headers
             IETFhdr                           -> Internet-style headers
             SHORThdr or SHORTBsmtp            -> Short (default) headers
             DUALhdr                           -> Dual headers, useful with PC
                                                  or Mac mail programs

CONFIRM      listname1 >       Confirm your subscription
                                               (when LISTSERV requests it)

Other list-related commands
---------------------------
INDex        listname                          Sends a directory of available
                                               archive files for the list, if
                                               postings are archived

Lists                                  Send a list of lists as follow:
             (no option)                       -> Local lists only, one line
                                                  per list
             Detailed                          -> Local lists, full information
                                                  returned in a file
             Global                            -> All known lists, one line per
                                                  list, sent as a (large!) file
             Global /xyz                       -> Only those whose name or
                                                  title contains 'xyz'
             SUMmary                     -> Membership summary for all
                                                  lists on specified node
             SUMmary ALL                       -> For all nodes (long output,
                                                  send request via mail!)
             SUMmary TOTAL                     -> Just the total for all nodes

Query        listname                          Query your subscription options
                                               for a particular list (use the
                                               SET command to change them)
             *                                 -> Query all lists you are
                                                  subscribed to on that server

REGister     full_name                         Tell your name to LISTSERV, so
                                               that you don't have to specify
                                               it on subsequent SUBSCRIBE's
             OFF                               Make LISTSERV forget your name

REView       listname <(options>               Get information about a list
             BY sort_field                     -> Sort list in a certain order:
                Country                           by country of origin
                Name                              by name (last, then first)
                NODEid                            by nodeid
                Userid                            by userid
             BY (field1 field2)                -> You can specify more than one
                                                  sort field if enclosed in
                                                  parentheses: BY (NODE NAME)
             Countries                         -> Synonym of BY COUNTRY
             LOCal                             -> Don't forward request to
                                                  peers
             Msg                               -> Send reply via interactive
                                                  messages (BITNET users only)
             NOHeader                          -> Don't send list header
             Short                             -> Don't list subscribers

STats        listname <(options>               Get statistics about a list
             LOCal                             -> Don't forward to peers

Informational commands
----------------------
Help                                           Obtain a list of commands

Info                                    Order a LISTSERV manual, or get
                                               a list of available ones (if no
                                               topic was specified)

Query        File fn ft  <(options>  Get date/time of last update of
                                               a file, and GET/PUT file access
                                               code
             FLags                             -> Get additional technical
                                                  data (useful when reporting
                                                  problems to experts)

RELEASE                                        Find out who maintains the
                                               server and the version of the
                                               software and network data files

SHOW                                 Display information as follows:
             ALIAS node1 >         -> BITNET nodeid to Internet
                                                  hostname mapping
             BITEARN                           -> Statistics about the BITEARN
                                                  NODES file
             DISTribute                        -> Statistics about DISTRIBUTE
             DPATHs node1 >        -> DISTRIBUTE path from that
                                                  server to specified node(s)
             DPATHs *                          -> Full DISTRIBUTE path tree
             FIXes                             -> List of fixes installed on
                                                  that server
             LINKs node1 >         -> Network links at the BITNET
                                                  node(s) in question
             NADs node1 >          -> Addresses LISTSERV recognizes
                                                  as node administrators
             NETwork                           -> Statistics about the network
             NODEntry node1 >      -> BITEARN NODES entry for the
                                                  specified node(s)
             NODEntry node1 /abc*/xyz          -> Just the ':xyz.' tag and all
                                                  tags whose name starts with
                                                  'abc'
             PATHs snode node1 >   -> BITNET path between 'snode'
                                                  and the specified node(s)
             STATs                             -> Usage statistics
                                                  (default option)
             (no function)                     -> Same as SHOW STATS

Commands related to file server functions
-----------------------------------------
AFD                                            Automatic File Distribution
             ADD    fn ft >  Add file or generic entry to
                                               your AFD list
             DELete fn ft            Delete file(s) from your AFD
                                               list (wildcards are supported)
             List                              Displays your AFD list

             For node administrators:
             FOR user ADD/DEL/LIST etc         Perform requested function on
                                               behalf of a user you have
                                               control over (wildcards are
                                               supported for DEL and LIST)

FUI                                            File Update Information: same
                                               syntax as AFD, except that FUI
                                               ADD accepts no 'prolog text'

GET          fn ft  <(options>       Order the specified file or
                                               package
             PROLOGtext xxxx                   -> Specify a 'prolog text' to be
                                                  inserted on top of the file

GIVE         fn ft   user        Sends a file to someone else

INDex                                Same as GET xxxx FILELIST
                                               (default is LISTSERV FILELIST)

PW           function                          Define/change a "personal
                                               password" for protecting AFD/FUI
                                               subcriptions, authenticating PUT
                                               commands, and so on
             ADD firstpw                       -> Define a password for the
                                                  first time
             CHange newpw PW=oldpw             -> Change password
             DELete oldpw                      -> Delete password

SENDme                                         Same as GET

Other (advanced) commands
-------------------------
DATAbase     function                          Access LISTSERV database:
             Search DD=ddname         -> Perform database search
                                                  (see INFO DATABASE for more
                                                   information on this)
             List                              -> Get a list of databases
                                                  available from that server
             REFRESH dbname                    -> Refresh database index, if
                                                  suitably privileged

DBase                                          Same as DATABASE

DISTribute        Distribute a file or a mail
                                               message to a list of users (see
                                               INFO DIST for more details on
                                               the syntax)
             Type:
             MAIL                              -> Data is a mail message, and
                                                  recipients are defined
                                                  by ''
             FILE                              -> Data is not mail, recipients
                                                  are defined by ''
             RFC822                            -> Data is mail and recipients
                                                  are defined by the RFC822
                                                  'To:'/'cc:' fields
             Source:
             DD=ddname                         -> Name of DDname holding the
                                                  data to distribute (default:
                                                  'DD=DATA')
             Dest:
              user1 >          -> List of recipients
              DD=ddname                    -> One recipient per line
             Options for the general user:
             ACK=NOne/MAIL/MSG                 -> Acknowledgement level
                                                  (default: ACK=NONE)
             CANON=YES                         -> 'TO' list in 'canonical' form
                                                  (uid1 node1 uid2 node2...)
             DEBUG=YES                         -> Do not actually perform the
                                                  distribution; returns debug
                                                  path information
             INFORM=MAIL                       -> Send file delivery message to
                                                  recipients via mail
             TRACE=YES                         -> Same as DEBUG=YES, but file
                                                  is actually distributed
             Options requiring privileges:
             FROM=user                         -> File originator
             FROM=DD=ddname                    -> One line: 'address name'

FOR          user command                      Execute a command on behalf of
                                               another user (for node
                                               administrators)

SERVE        user                              Restore service to a disabled
                                               user

THANKs                                         Check the server is alive

UDD                                            Access the User Directory
                                               Database (there are 18 functions
                                               and many sub-functions, so the
                                               syntax is not given here)

Syntax of parameters
--------------------
filelist  = 1 to 8 characters from the following set: A-Z 0-9 $#@+-_:
fformat   = Netdata, Card, Disk, Punch, LPunch, UUencode, XXencode, VMSdump,
            MIME/text, MIME/Appl, Mail
fn        = same syntax as 'filelist'
ft        = same syntax as 'filelist'
full_name = firstname  surname (*not* your e-mail address)
listname  = name of an existing list
node      = BITNET nodeid or Internet hostname of a BITNET machine which
            has taken care of supplying a ':internet.' tag in its BITEARN
            NODES entry
pw        = 1 to 8 characters from the set: A-Z 0-9 $#@_-?!|%
user      = Any valid RFC822 network address not longer than 80 characters; if
            omitted, the 'hostname' part defaults to that of the command
            originator