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Listserv Use - Subscribing The mailing list address itself starts with the list name, as in:
The administration address of a Listserv mailing list always starts with "listserv", as in:
Therefore, you subscribe to a Listserv mailing list by sending a subscribe command like the following to the administration address:
Some mailing lists require you to specify your name in the subscribe command:
Some lists will let you subscribe anonymously:
Some lists send you an email after you subscribe asking you to confirm your subscription. This is a good security feature to ensure that it is really you asking to subscribe, and to confirm that your email address is correct and reachable. There are two common ways to confirm:
It is usually a good idea to hide your subscription from others that might use the review command with the conceal option. This will limit the possibility that others may obtain your email address to send you spam email:
If you ever need to, you can reverse the conceal command and make your subscription available to others with the noconceal command:
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