[sdiy] RE: [sdiy] Test - PSA

[Scott Gravenhorst]

For those of you who wonder whether SDIY went down or if it's just low traffic, there's a better
way to test the list than to send a test message.  Those test messages and all of the replies that
can happen go to however many people are on the list (I'd guess several hundred).  

When I need to know if the list is down or just low traffic,  I just send a subscribe message to
the server - and no, that's not at the same email address as for posting.  If it's just a slow day,
you'll get an "already subscribed" message back from majordomo.  However, if you aren't receiving
emails, it may be because you became unsubscribed - and you'll still get a message from majordomo.
 And of course, if the server is down, you'll get nothing.  I get responses in just a couple of
minutes.  This way, you find out what you want to know (is the list down or just slow?) and you
also don't send test messages to all the fine folks here at SDIY.


To send a 'subscribe' command to the list server, send a mail to 'majordomo at dropmix.xs4all.nl' with
a line in the body (subject is ignored): 

  subscribe synth-diy


You will not be multiply subscribed to the same address, majordomo won't do that.





"Tim Daugard" <daugard at sprintmail.com> wrote:
>Don't read this.
>
>All this reminds me of a math test my son's teacher gave his class. Her instructions were
>"Read the entire test before starting. Everyone dug in and started working the problems.
>My son followed instructions and read the entire test. The last line on the test was now
>that you've read the test, put your name on the front and turn it in. He got an A for
>following instructions. Everyone else had to take their chances on the results of their
>work.
>
>Tim
>
>From: "rdrake" <rdrake at data2action.com>
>
>
>> well, i did not ignore, so i suppose i failed.
>>
>> i would also have failed if the instructions were "don't open this email"... this hardly
>seems like a fair test.  i think i'll petition the dean to have my failure expunged from
>the permenent record...
>>
>> b
>>
>
>> >From: secoff at execpc.com
>
>> >test... ignore
>

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