Unlike the previous Networker
list, this list is managed by Listserv software. A built Web interface
is available to subscribers at http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/networker.html which despite what the URL implies, supports reading and sending messages
to the list. You can also set various preferences for your individual subscription
via this Web site.
For example, if you prefer
not to receive an acknowledgement and/or a copy of each posting you send
to the Networker list, you can turn those options off.
You also have the option
of receiving the postings to this list via a daily digest. In addition,
if you prefer to read postings only via the Web site, you can turn off
messages altogether.
Listserv provides for much
flexibility, but since I have a very slow Internet connection right now,
I will not elaborate in great detail. Check the Web site for details.
This list's postings are
archived on the Web site. The old archived postings have been moved to
new Web site too.
Note that everyone who subscribed to the old Networker list was automatically subscribed to the new NetWorker list, however, you
might want to subscribe again anyway just so your name gets associated
with your email address.
I should also say that I
ask that a few basic rules be observed here. Most of these are tenents
of standard Internet etiquette.
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Please, do not post messages
to the list from root or postmaster accounts.
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Please identify each new posting
you submit to the list with a clear and concise subject tag
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If you feel the need to flame
anyone, please do so privately.
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If you have any comments or
questions about Listserv or the Networker list, please send them to me
privately to stan@temple.edu
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Summaries are nice, but not
required now. Feel free to send replies directly to the list if you think
others might benefit from your comments.
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Of course, let's stick to the
topic at hand, Legato NetWorker.
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Do not expect that I will read
every message that's sent to this list.
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Please identify the version
of the NetWorker client and server you intend to ask about and the operating
systems on which your client and server run.
The author of this FAQ also
notes that this web site has an option for removing yourself for brief
periods from the mailing list. Since he finds vacation or ``out-of-office"
notices annoying, he strongly suggests everyone to use this feature of
Listserv as a courtesy to others.
The practice of snipping
irrelevant parts of email when answering may have become a forgotten &
quaint custom at this time, but is still appreciated by some of us.