Klarinet Archive - Posting 000566.txt from 1996/11

From: "Scott D. Morrow" <SDM@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: List problems
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 13:42:59 -0500

>david,
> i sent a message to the listserver and got back a
>gobbledigook-laden reply which was written by a computer. kindly list the
>address of the listserver. the one i sent the message to is:
><listserv%vccscent.bitnet@-----. this is, as far as i know,
>the correct address. so why do you think a person didn't handle the
>message? also, i apologize for the all-caps. peabody's modem (i am
>telnetting) seems to be f***ed up.
>
>Fred Jacobowitz
>Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory

Fred,
The address I have for the listserver is:

listserv%vccscent.bitnet@-----.net

As far as I know, the listserver IS, by definition, a computer! This is so
it can handle the vast volumes of mail and screw up without human
intervention! If you want your problem handled by a real live person, you
have to send a message to the real live people who RUN the list! You'd
send messages to the listserver to get information about and modify your
subsciption (and to find out if it is working or not!).

-Scott

P.S. I can SEE that you're having problems with your modem: it's replacing
some of the letters in your words with asterisks!
-SDM

Scott D. Morrow
Department of Biochemistry
School of Hygiene and Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
(410)-955-3631

SDM@-----.edu