Listserv: Mail Options

There are three different mail options for the NPEN-L listserv: MAIL (the default), NOMAIL, and DIGEST

MAIL: Messages arrive in your mail box one at a time as they are posted to the listserv. This is the setting you are AUTOMATICALLY given when you subscribe. It is very easy to respond directly to messages received, but some people find that so many separate messages can clutter up their mail box.

Do NOT put a subject line in your message to and remove any signatures from the body of your message.NOMAIL: You remain subscribed to NPEN-L, but new messages will not be sent to you. This is a good way to keep your mail box from filling up if you will be on vacation or away from your e-mail account for an extended period.

To temporarily stop mail from being delivered, send listserv@listserv.illinois.edu the following message:

set NPEN-L nomail

To undo this command, send listserv@listserv.illinois.edu the following message:

set NPEN-L mail

DIGEST: You will receive only ONE message per day from NPEN-L which includes ALL of the day's postings collected together. Digests are nice if you don't like wading through lots of separate messages, but it's harder to reply to any one specific posting.

To start receiving mail in digest form, send listserv@listserv.illinois.edu the following message:

set NPEN-L digest

To undo this command, send listserv@listserv.illinois.edu the following message:

set NPEN-L mail