[2570] in comp.os.os2.announce archive
MAILLIST: ANNOUNCING A NEW WAY TO FIND OUT WHAT'S NEW FOR OS/2
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Pete Norloff)
Tue Mar 4 03:49:57 1997
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 4 Mar 1997 08:26:28 GMT
From: pnorloff@os2bbs.com (Pete Norloff)
Reply-To: pnorloff@os2bbs.com
Reply-to: pnorloff@os2bbs.com
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ANNOUNCING A NEW WAY TO FIND OUT WHAT'S NEW FOR OS/2:
I've created a new mailing list service that delivers a list of all the new
OS/2 files to your email box every day or once a week.
There are two different forms of the email messages and two different time
periods for updates. I'm offering the email messages in both text and HTML
formats. If you're using an email program that can display HTML such as
Netscape Navigator, the HTML format is both more visually appealing and more
convenient then the ASCII text counterpart.
Both types of mailings include the list of all the new files posted here plus
the full URLs of the files, file size, and complete file description. With
Netscape, subscribers simply click on the URL in your mailer and the file is
sent to you. With other mailers that have URL support you can similarly
download the file almost immediately. With MR/2 ICE for instance, you click
the URL then right-click and select "web browser".
I'm offering the file lists I generate here daily including the daily update
and the new files posted over the last week. Weekly updates will be mailed
every Saturday. Daily updates are mailed usually between 10:00 AM and 12:00
noon.
To subscribe to any of the lists, send an email message to:
lyris@bbs.os2bbs.com
The message subject will be ignored and can simply be left blank.
In the MESSAGE BODY, place the command:
subscribe "list-name"
where "list-name" is one of the following:
os2new-1day-html
os2new-1day-text
os2new-1week-html
os2new-1week-text
Unsubscribing works exactly the same way but you say "unsubscribe" in
place of "subscribe"
The service obviously has the greatest utility for BBS subscribers but it is
valuable just the same to everyone. Please feel free to use the email
announcements to help you choose whether you want to call the BBS that day via
telnet or via the dialup network. All the files on the BBS are available to
anyone. There is no subscription requirement, and no upload/download ratios.
Feedback on the new service is welcome. Please send email to
pnorloff@os2bbs.com or leave a message on the BBS.
Thanks very much.
Pete Norloff
System Operator
Norloff's OS/2 BBS
pnorloff@os2bbs.com
http://www.os2bbs.com
telnet://bbs.os2bbs.com
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