Once you've determined that you wish to subscribe to one or more lists on this system, you can send commands to Majordomo to have it add you to the list, so you can begin receiving mailings.

Subscribe

To receive list mail at the address from which you're sending your mail, put subscribe followed by the list's name in the message area and leave the subject line blank. For example:

• subscribe listname-l

If you wish to have the mailings go to a different address (a friend's address, a specific other system on which you have an account, or an address which is more correct than the one that automatically appears in the "From:" header on the mail you send), you would add that address to the command.  For example:

• subscribe listname-l address@my-isp.com

Based on configuration decisions made by the list owners, you may be added to the mailing list automatically.  You may also receive notification that an authorization key is required for subscription.  Another message will be sent to the address to be subscribed (which may or may not be the same as yours) containing the key, and directing the user to send a command found in that message back to Majordomo@valpo.edu.  (This can be a bit of extra hassle, but it helps keep you from being swamped in extra email by someone who forged requests from your address.)  You may also get a message that your subscription is being forwarded to the list owner for approval; some lists have waiting lists, or policies about who may subscribe.  If your request is forwarded for approval, the list owner should contact you soon after your request.

Intro

Upon subscribing, you should receive an introductory message, containing list policies and features.  Save this message for future reference; it will also contain exact directions for unsubscribing.  If you lose the intro mail and would like another copy of the policies, send this message to Majordomo@valpo.edu:

• intro listname-l