The unlink list is a spinoff from the link list. I remember discussions some years ago regarding the nature of list converse. The question was whether it was formal publishing or whether there was more in the nature of conversation between a group of friends in a pub.

Taking the pub analogy and extending it somewhat, the unlink list is for situations where people might wish to step outside the pub to continue the conversation! The unlink list can be used where discussions become a little too sturdy to keep on link or they wander off topic in an interesting way.

This makes it a little hard to define the scope of the list as it is defined by what needs to be excluded from the link list!

How to subscribe

The list is run by macjordomo software. To subscribe to unlink send the following message to macjordomo@tony-barry.emu.id.au -

SUBSCRIBE unlink Your_FirstName Your_LastName

Macjordomo Software

Majordomo software was written by Michele Fuortes of Leuca software at Cornell University. It runs on the Macintosh operating system

The currently accepted commands are the following and all must appear in the body of the message. You can send multiple commands, each in one line finishing with END.

SUBSCRIBE List_Name Your_FirstName Your_LastName
Subscribes you to the list called List_Name.
UNSUBSCRIBE List_Name
Unsubscribes you from the list called List_Name.
LIST
Shows the list served at this site: macjordomo@tony-barry.emu.id.au.
REVIEW List_Name
Shows the list of user currently subscribing to List_Name.
HELP
Sends this message.
INFO List_Name
Send information on the list
INDEX List_Name
Shows a list of documents available for GET
SEARCH List_Name Key_Word
Searches the documents for a key_word
GET List_Name File_Name
Retrieves the document called File_Name
SET List_Name OPTION
Set your subscription parameters to OPTION
Currently available options are:
(default options are indicated)
  • ACKN : Confirms that you sent a message to the list.
  • NOACKN : No Acknowledgment is sent [Default].
  • CONCEAL : Hides your name from a REVIEW command
  • NOCONCEAL : Shows your name in a REVIEW command [Default].
  • ACTIVE : Makes your subscription active [Default]
  • INACTIVE : Suspends your subscription until the next ACTIVE command.
  • DIGEST : Sends digests rather than individual messages
  • MAIL : Sends you individual messages. [Default].
  • REPRO : Send a copy of the message to the sender [Default]
  • NOREPRO : Does not send a copy of the message to the sender

If you have troubles you can contact a non-silicon based life form at bounce@tony-barry.emu.id.au.