ADS the list

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 08:01:34PM -0400, Bethany K. Dumas wrote:
> What I have found annoying about the list in recent months is the number
> of messages/threads in which I have absolutely no interest at this time.
> Also, while at one time I could suggest to my students that it would be
> useful for them to subscribe - even as kibitzers - I no longer find that
> to be true.
>
> After thinking about my options, I have decided to move my subscription to
> another address, one that collects messages in threads.
>
> That may or may not take care of the problem. What would be most helpful,
> I think, is to arrange that the subject line of every ADS message
> contains the label "ADS." Can that be done?

Just to be clear (and duplicate my other post), yes, this can be
done. You send a message with the body "set ADS-L subj" to the
address "listserv at listserv.uga.edu".

Jesse Sheidlower

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