LINGUIST How-To's Feb 11, 1995 (REV)
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File last changed: Feb 11, 1995]
The following message describes how to do things on LINGUIST, and
with the LINGUISTS Nameserver. We send this out every few weeks so
that it will be available through the same channel as the messages,
rather like the stylesheet in the front cover of a paper journal.
It will always appear without a volume number and with the subject
line "LINGUIST How-To's" followed by the date of the latest update,
and the annotation (REV) if the file has been changed since the last
posting, and (UNREV) if it has not. Change bars (|) along the left margin
mark these modified sections.]
NOTE: LINGUIST is now also available through World Wide Web.
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http://www.ling.rochester.edu/linguist/contents.html
| We also keep informational pages which you can access
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| a. A list of linguistic data sources on the Web:
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| http://engserve.tamu.edu/files/linguistics/linguist/datasources.html
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| b. How to access the LINGUIST database:
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| http://engserve.tamu.edu/files/linguistics/linguist/dbasehelp.html
| or
| http://tam2000.tamu.edu/~linguist/dbasehelp.html
IMPORTANT: If you decide to read LINGUIST on WWW rather
than by mail, do not simply unsubscribe. This
will deprive you of access to the Listserv,
and you will not be able to get files.
Instead, set your subscription to nomail.
---VERY IMPORTANT---
If you're receiving LINGUIST yet your messages to the Listserv are
rejected, check to see if your address has recently changed. Mail
will often continue to reach you under your old address, but the
Listserv will not recognize your new address on incoming messages.
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HOW TO:
1) SUBSCRIBE TO LINGUIST:
Send a message to:
Listserv at tamvm1.tamu.edu
The message should consist of the following line
only:
subscribe linguist firstname lastname
Ex: subscribe linguist Jane Doe
2) TEMPORARILY STOP RECEIVING LINGUIST:
Send a message to the Listserv (NOT to the main LINGUIST
address) at the address in (1) above. The message should
consist of the following line only:
set linguist nomail
You might do this if, for example, you are going on
vacation for a few weeks. When you return, simply
do (3) below.
3) RESTART LINGUIST AFTER HAVING SET YOURSELF TO
"NOMAIL":
Send a message to the Listserv, at the address in
(1) above. The message should consist of the
following line only:
set linguist mail
4) PERMANENTLY REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE LIST:
Send a message to the Listserv, as in (1) above.
The message should consist of the following line
only:
unsub linguist
5) CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS:
Log on to your OLD account and send the following message to
the listserv at the address in (1) above:
unsub linguist
Now, log on to your NEW account and send to the same address
the message:
subscribe linguist firstname lastname
If you no longer have access to your old account, subscribe
from your new account as described above, and ask one of
the editorial staff to remove your old address manually.
6) FIND OUT WHY YOU AREN'T GETTING LINGUIST:
Send a message to the Listserv, as in (1) above.
The message should consist of the following line
only:
query linguist
This will tell you the status of your own
subscription.
If you find you've been set to Nomail, you can
restart your subscription by following (3) above.
If you find that the Listserv has no record of
you, simply resubscribe by following (1) above.
(Your subscription may have been deleted because
messages were bouncing from the address you gave
us, and we weren't able to contact you.)
7) GET THE LISTSERV TO CORRECT YOUR NAME:
Send a "subscribe" command as described in (1). Listserv
treats a "subscribe" command from someone who is already
subscribed to the list as a name change request.
8) GET THE NAMES AND E-MAIL ADDRESSES OF LINGUIST
SUBSCRIBERS:
Send a message to the Listserv, as in (1) above.
The message should consist of the single line:
review linguist
If you wish to receive a list which is categorized by country,
send the following message:
review linguist by country
If you wish to receive an alphabetized list
send the following message:
review linguist by name
9) JOIN IN THE LINGUIST DISCUSSION:
Address your message to:
Linguist at tamvm1.tamu.edu (Internet)
Or simply select the Reply option while reading a LINGUIST
message. (Use this option only if you're joining in the same
discussion as the message you're replying to.)
PLEASE:
-----DO use subject headings which clearly tell the subscribers
what's in your message (e.g. don't send a query on Mbum
NP's with the subject heading "Query"!)
-----DO NOT reply to more than one LINGUIST posting in a
single message. This gives the editors a lot of extra work!
10) RETRIEVE A FILE FROM THE LISTSERV:
We frequently announce that large files are available on the
Listserv. To get such a file sent to you as a mail message,
follow the instructions given in the message announcing that
the file is available.
BUT REMEMBER:
The address for retrieving files is different
from the address for posting a message to LINGUIST.
Send your message to
listserv at tamvm1.tamu.edu
Your message should consist of the following line:
get <filename> <filetype> linguist
Ex: get lsa lst linguist
(This will retrieve the list of e-mail addresses
for LSA members.)
If the listserv tells you that the file is unknown to it,
you may just have the wrong name. Get a listing of all
the files it has by sending the listserv the message:
index linguist
11) PUT A FILE ON THE LISTSERV:
We ask that you put very long files (e.g. over 400 lines)
of LONGTERM interest on the Listserv, rather than posting them
to the entire list. Files appropriate for the Listserv include
conference abstracts; linguistic surveys; long bibliographies;
reports on projects directly relevant to linguistic research
(e.g., the Text-Encoding Initiative); and other material of wide
interest within the linguistics community.
If you have material to put on the Listserv:
Head the material EITHER
"For the Listserv"
OR
"For the Listserv--announcement follows"
and send it to:
Linguist at tamvm1.tamu.edu
In other words, send it exactly like a regular
LINGUIST message.
We will put it on the Listserv for you and
announce to the list that it is available.
Depending on your header, we will announce it
in one of two ways:
If you have headed it, " . . . announcement follows"
we'll wait for your summary announcement and post
that, after appending our standard header
telling how to retrieve the complete file.
THIS IS THE OPTION WHICH WE WOULD PREFER,
since it ensures a coherent announcement.
Please make your announcement brief and send it, as
a second mail message, to the same address.
If you have headed it simply "For the Listserv,"
we'll post the first few lines of the file,
after appending our standard header
telling how to retrieve the complete file.
12) GET A BACK ISSUE OF LINGUIST:
Currently all previous issues are available on line from the listserv.
These are kept in archive files, so you'll need to send a database
query to the listserv asking for an index of the back issues you want.
a keyword for your topic. You get such a listing by sending the
following to the listserv:
//SEARCH JOB ECHO=NO
DATABASE SEARCH DD=RULES
//RULES DD *
SEARCH <keyword> IN LINGUIST
INDEX
For example, you remember that there was a discussion last year
about Acehnese, but can't remember exactly when. You need
to search the database of the listserv for issues with the
word "Acehnese" in them. You send the following to the listserv:
//SEARCH JOB ECHO=NO
DATABASE SEARCH DD=RULES
//RULES DD *
SEARCH ACEHNESE IN LINGUIST SINCE 01-OCT-1993
INDEX
You will recieve a listing of all relevant issue numbers, with
their headers. To retrieve an issue, send the message:
//SEARCH JOB ECHO=NO
DATABASE SEARCH DD=RULES
//RULES DD *
SEARCH ADEHNESE IN LINGUIST SINCE 01-OCT-1993
PRINT Item-Number
Note that you use the Listserv's OWN item number, NOT the LINGUIST
issue number. More than one issue can be retrieved at once.
For more complex searches than this one, you'll need to find out
more on how to use Listserv's database. So you send the message:
get database help linguist
to the address:
listserv at tamvm1.tamu.edu (Internet)
13) GET LINGUIST BACK-ISSUES BY FTP:
Back issues of the LINGUIST list are available by anonymous ftp
from a file-server at the University of Michigan. On most systems
you can reach these by typing the following to your prompt:
ftp archive.umich.edu
Use the login id "anonymous" and give your identity as the password.
Please direct any queries about the archive server to:
John Lawler <jlawler at umich.edu>
14) GET THE LISTSERV TO COOPERATE WHEN IT HASN'T SO FAR:
If you've been getting LINGUIST but haven't been able to
get files, set nomail, etc., the Listserv may have an address
which differs from the one on your mail-messages. A sure sign
that the Listserv doesn't recognize you is the response "DATA
CONTROL ACCESS VIOLATION" when you try a database search, or
a sentence beginning "You are not authorized to..." when you try to
get a subscriber list. This simply means that the Listserv doesn't
know who you are, and is refusing to allow a non-subscriber access
to LINGUIST data. There are a number of ways to handle this:
a. If you are using a Bitnet address, you'll have to
reroute using the Internet. LINGUIST no longer uses Bitnet.
b. Check to see if your address has changed since you subscribed.
If this has happened, you'll need to resubscribe as in (5) above.
c. Many people also receive LINGUIST through local redistribution
lists. Such a subscription allows you to read LINGUIST, but not to
access its data. If this is your situation, you'll have to subscribe
personally. You can set yourself to nomail if you want to continue
receiving mail through the distribution list.
If all else fails, ask the moderators for help.
15) GET EXTRA HELP WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE:
Send a message to either of us:
aristar at tamuts.tamu.edu (Anthony Rodrigues Aristar)
hdry at emunix.emich.edu (Helen Dry)
We'll be happy to help if we can.
--Anthony & Helen
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HOW TO USE THE LINGUISTS NAMESERVER
The LINGUISTS NAMESERVER is a program which allows linguists to
find the e-mail addresses of other linguists. ALL SUBSCRIBERS TO
LINGUIST SHOULD SEND THEIR OWN LISTING TO THE NAMESERVER WHEN THEY
FIRST SUBSCRIBE, in the way described below.
NB: The LINGUISTS Nameserver is administered independently from
the LINGUIST mailing list. All ENQUIRIES about the server should
be sent to the administrator of the nameserver, Norval Smith,
at the address NSMITH at ALF.LET.UVA.NL.
DO NOT SEND ANY NAMESERVER MESSAGES TO LINGUIST at TAMSUN.TAMU.EDU OR
TO LINGUIST at TAMVM1. These addresses will not be able to deal with them.
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All nameserver messages using the commands below should be sent by e-mail to:
linguists at alf.let.uva.nl (linguist at alf.let.uva.nl works too)
1) To get a listing of (an) address(es):
list SURNAME
2) To add an address to the Nameserver list:
add SURNAME, FIRSTNAME: USERNAME at ADDRESS
3) To remove an address from the Nameserver list:
remove SURNAME, FIRSTNAME: USERNAME at ADDRESS
4) To receive the whole list (230 Kb)
list *
5) To get a complete HELP message:
help
6) To get a list of available FAX numbers:
list fax
Some Do's and Don'ts.
NB-1: All capitalized portions of the above commands are variables. Replace
with the relevant names.
NB-2: Please use only lower-case letters.
NB-3: Start all commands at the left margin.
NB-4: Start each command on a new line. As many commands as you like in one
message.
NB-5: It's just a dumb computer. No message other than the above commands
will have any effect at all.
NB-6: Please don't attempt to reach us with a TELL message. You will only
get a NO SUCH NODE message back.
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