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<FONT FACE="Monaco, Courier New"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>You have been added to the TIBETO-BURMAN-LINGUISTICS mailing list (Issues<BR>
and Announcements Related to Tibeto-Burman Linguistics) by<BR>
<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="listman@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG">listman@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG</a></U></FONT>.<BR>
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Please save this message for future reference, especially if this is the<BR>
first time you are subscribing to an electronic mailing list. If you ever<BR>
need to leave the list, you will find the necessary instructions below.<BR>
Perhaps more importantly, saving a copy of this message (and of all<BR>
future subscription notices from other mailing lists) in a special mail<BR>
folder will give you instant access to the list of mailing lists that you<BR>
are subscribed to. This may prove very useful the next time you go on<BR>
vacation and need to leave the lists temporarily so as not to fill up<BR>
your mailbox while you are away! You should also save the "welcome<BR>
messages" from the list owners that you will occasionally receive after<BR>
subscribing to a new list.<BR>
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just send mail to <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="TIBETO-BURMAN-LINGUISTICS@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG">TIBETO-BURMAN-LINGUISTICS@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG</a></U></FONT>.<BR>
This is called "sending mail to the list," because you send mail to a<BR>
single address and LISTSERV makes copies for all the people who have<BR>
subscribed. This address<BR>
(<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="TIBETO-BURMAN-LINGUISTICS@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG">TIBETO-BURMAN-LINGUISTICS@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG</a></U></FONT>) is also called the<BR>
"list address." You must never try to send any command to that address,<BR>
as it would be distributed to all the people who have subscribed. All<BR>
commands must be sent to the "LISTSERV address,"<BR>
<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="LISTSERV@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG">LISTSERV@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG</a></U></FONT>. It is very important to understand<BR>
the difference between the two, but fortunately it is not complicated.<BR>
The LISTSERV address is like a FAX number that connects you to a machine,<BR>
whereas the list address is like a normal voice line connecting you to a<BR>
person. If you make a mistake and dial the FAX number when you wanted to<BR>
talk to someone on the phone, you will quickly realize that you used the<BR>
wrong number and call again. No harm will have been done. If on the other<BR>
hand you accidentally make your FAX call someone's voice line, the person<BR>
receiving the call will be inconvenienced, especially if your FAX then<BR>
re-dials every 5 minutes. The fact that most people will eventually<BR>
connect the FAX machine to the voice line to allow the FAX to go through<BR>
and make the calls stop does not mean that you should continue to send<BR>
FAXes to the voice number. People would just get mad at you. It works<BR>
pretty much the same way with mailing lists, with the difference that you<BR>
are calling hundreds or thousands of people at the same time, and<BR>
consequently you can expect a lot of people to get upset if you<BR>
consistently send commands to the list address.<BR>
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You may leave the list at any time by sending a "SIGNOFF<BR>
TIBETO-BURMAN-LINGUISTICS" command to <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="LISTSERV@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG">LISTSERV@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG</a></U></FONT>.<BR>
You can also tell LISTSERV how you want it to confirm the receipt of<BR>
messages you send to the list. If you do not trust the system, send a<BR>
"SET TIBETO-BURMAN-LINGUISTICS REPRO" command and LISTSERV will send you<BR>
a copy of your own messages, so that you can see that the message was<BR>
distributed and did not get damaged on the way. After a while you may<BR>
find that this is getting annoying, especially if your mail program does<BR>
not tell you that the message is from you when it informs you that new<BR>
mail has arrived from TIBETO-BURMAN-LINGUISTICS. If you send a "SET<BR>
TIBETO-BURMAN-LINGUISTICS ACK NOREPRO" command, LISTSERV will mail you a<BR>
short acknowledgement instead, which will look different in your mailbox<BR>
directory. With most mail programs you will know immediately that this is<BR>
an acknowledgement you can read later. Finally, you can turn off<BR>
acknowledgements completely with "SET TIBETO-BURMAN-LINGUISTICS NOACK<BR>
NOREPRO".<BR>
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Following instructions from the list owner, your subscription options<BR>
have been set to "REPRO" rather than the usual LISTSERV defaults. For<BR>
more information about subscription options, send a "QUERY<BR>
TIBETO-BURMAN-LINGUISTICS" command to <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="LISTSERV@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG">LISTSERV@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG</a></U></FONT>.<BR>
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Contributions sent to this list are automatically archived. You can get a<BR>
list of the available archive files by sending an "INDEX<BR>
TIBETO-BURMAN-LINGUISTICS" command to <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="LISTSERV@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG">LISTSERV@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG</a></U></FONT>.<BR>
You can then order these files with a "GET TIBETO-BURMAN-LINGUISTICS<BR>
LOGxxxx" command, or using LISTSERV's database search facilities. Send an<BR>
"INFO DATABASE" command for more information on the latter.<BR>
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This list is available in digest form. If you wish to receive the<BR>
digested version of the postings, just issue a SET<BR>
TIBETO-BURMAN-LINGUISTICS DIGEST command.<BR>
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Please note that it is presently possible for other people to determine<BR>
that you are signed up to the list through the use of the "REVIEW"<BR>
command, which returns the e-mail address and name of all the<BR>
subscribers. If you do not want your name to be visible, just issue a<BR>
"SET TIBETO-BURMAN-LINGUISTICS CONCEAL" command.<BR>
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More information on LISTSERV commands can be found in the LISTSERV<BR>
reference card, which you can retrieve by sending an "INFO REFCARD"<BR>
command to <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="LISTSERV@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG">LISTSERV@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG</a></U></FONT>.</SPAN></FONT>
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