| The Blake's 7 Mailing List FAQ |
| Basic Stuff |
| What is this Blake's 7? |
A TV series that originally aired in the UK between 1978 and 1981. It's got roughly the special effects and sets of Doctor Who, but with much more interesting characters and scripts.
| What is this list? |
It's a mailing list about Blake's 7. It was started by me (Calle) in early November 1992, and has been going ever since.
| How do I subscribe? |
Send a mail with a subject line of subscribe to blakes7-request@lysator.liu.se.
| How do I unsubscribe? |
Send a mail with a subject line of unsubscribe to blakes7-request@lysator.liu.se.
| Is there a digest version? |
Yes. To get on it, send a mail with a subject line of subscribe to blakes7-d-request@lysator.liu.se. To get off it, send a mail with a subject line of unsubscribe to blakes7-d-request@lysator.liu.se.
| Is the list archived? |
After a fashion. All the digests can be found on Lysator's FTP site. Not very pretty, but it's there.
For older postings (i.e., from 1992 to 1995), go up a level from the digest directory and down into the one called "archive".
Some day there might be a web interface and/or search engine. Don't hold your breath.
| Help! I've got a problem with the list! |
For technical-type problems, contact me.
| Netiquette |
| What can/should I post to the list? |
Anything related to Blake's 7, but see next question.
| What should I not post to the list? |
There are sort of two answers to this question. The first is what I don't want you to post. Read those as things you must not post. They are, in falling order of severity:
| Other Resources |
| Mailing lists |
Freedom City: Monthly Information Posting
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This message has all the information you need to post to the Freedom
City list yourself, and to control how and where and if you receive the
messages from the list.
*Please* save a copy of this message in case you need the information
between monthly postings.
NOTE: when you use any of the following commands, substitute your own
email address wherever you see "MYNAME@WHEREVER.COM" and be sure to use
exactly the form that majordomo should use/is using.
NOTE2: if you are sending your message from the address in question, you
can omit the "MYNAME@WHEREVER.COM" part completely, and majordomo will use
the return address from your message automatically.
NOTE3: if you put "end" on a line by itself after your command(s), you
will not get that annoying automatic lecture on proper commands that
majordomo sends whenever it gets confused by sig lines and the like.
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How to:
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+ Post a message to the list:
send it to: freedom-city@blakes-7.org
"Replies" to an existing list message will automatically go that
posting address.
+ "Unpost" a message sent to the list in error:
there *is* no way. So double check before you send off that
steamy love letter, right? (Or don't: Freedom-City enjoys
reading smut....)
+ Subscribe to the message-by-message version:
send to: majordomo@blakes-7.org
body of message: subscribe freedom-city MYNAME@WHEREVER
+ Subscribe to the digest version:
send to: majordomo@blakes-7.org
body of message: subscribe freedom-city-digest MYNAME@WHEREVER
In either case, you will get back a message asking you to confirm that you
want to subscribe. Follow the instructions in that message. After that
you will get the "welcome" message (aka the guidelines) and you
will start receiving messages.
+ Unsubscribe from the message-by-message version:
send to: majordomo@blakes-7.org
body of message: unsubscribe freedom-city MYNAME@WHEREVER
+ Unsubscribe from the digest version:
send to: majordomo@blakes-7.org
body of message: unsubscribe freedom-city-digest MYNAME@WHEREVER
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Situations you might face and how to handle them:
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+ You stop getting mail from the list. Assume your account bounced for
for a while and got automatically unused. Send the appropriate
subscribe message. If you don't get the automatic "confirm"
message in short order (maybe wait an hour in case majordomo had
a backlog) check with the provider of your email for local problems.
Once sure your local mail is working, send another subscribe
message. If the second also doesn't work, THEN email me
(Tigerm1019@aol.com) and tell me about it. Be patient -- it may take
a day or more for me to find out what the problem is. (I get busy.)
+ You want to unsubscribe permanently.
Send the appropriate unsubscribe message.
+ You want to unsubscribe for a period (vacation/too busy).
Send the appropriate unsubscribe message now, then send
the appropriate subscribe message when you want the list
mail to start again.
+ You want to change the address the messages are going to.
Send both an unsubscribe message for the old address AND
a subscribe message for the new address. These can go in
one message, but put each on its own line.
+ You want to change between message-by-message and digest versions:
Send an unsubscribe message to the one you are currently getting,
and a subscribe message to the one you want instead. These can go
in one message, but put each on its own line.
Finally, if you follow these instructions and it doesn't work, email
me (Tigerm1019@aol.com) about it and I'll see what I can do. But,
please, give it a couple of tries first, okay? Maybe you just made a
typo or something the first time.
| Web Sites |
(Note: Let me know of any of these stop working)
Calle Dybedahl