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Re: Your message to CONLANG-Request@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU

From:Roger Mills <rfmilly@...>
Date:Friday, August 20, 2004, 20:35
Oho-- so you got one too. (Same time, same date.)  I forwarded mine to John
Cowan, who seems to know about such things.
Needless to say, I hadn't sent a msg. to "Conlang-Request"


----- Original Message -----
From: "Philippe Caquant" <herodote92@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: August 20, 2004 1:03 PM
Subject: Re: Your message to CONLANG-Request@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU


> Can't understand a thing. Seems that Listserv is > talking to Conlang, meaning that an automat is talking > to another automat ? Maybe we should discreetly retire > and leave them both together ? Or did I do something > wrong ? > > --- "L-Soft list server at Brown University (1.8d)" > <LISTSERV@...> wrote: > > > Fri, 20 Aug 2004 10:29:45 > > > > Your message to CONLANG-Request@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU > > has been forwarded to > > the "list owners" (the people who manage the CONLANG > > list). If you wanted > > to reach a human being, you used the correct > > procedure and you can ignore > > the remainder of this message. If you were trying > > to send a command for > > the computer to execute, please read on. > > > > The CONLANG list is managed by a LISTSERV > > server. LISTSERV commands > > should always be sent to the > > "LISTSERV" address, ie > > LISTSERV@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU. LISTSERV never tries > > to process messages > > sent to the CONLANG-Request address; it simply > > forwards them to a human > > being, and acknowledges receipt with the present > > message. > > > > If your message was a LISTSERV command, you > > should resend it to > > LISTSERV@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU. The list owners know > > that you have received > > this message and may assume that you will resend the > > command on your own. > > You will find instructions for the most common > > administrative requests > > below. > > > > ********************* > > * TO LEAVE THE LIST * > > ********************* > > > > Write to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU and, in the > > text of your message > > (not the subject line), write: SIGNOFF CONLANG > > > > ******************** > > * TO JOIN THE LIST * > > ******************** > > > > Write to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU and, in the > > text of your message > > (not the subject line), write: SUBSCRIBE CONLANG > > > > ************************ > > * FOR MORE INFORMATION * > > ************************ > > > > Write to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU and, in the > > text of your message > > (not the subject line), write: "HELP" or "INFO" > > (without the quotes). > > HELP will give you a short help message and INFO a > > list of the documents > > you can order. > > > > > ===== > Philippe Caquant > > "High thoughts must have high language." (Aristophanes, Frogs) > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail >