Overview
The Internet is host to thousands of special interest mailing lists, which use e-mail as their distribution medium. These are sometimes known as list servers.
Here's how most mailing lists work: Mailing list members post to a central e-mail address, and the mail server then sends that e-mail message to all of the members on the list. To join a mailing list you must subscribe to it (it's free). You can unsubscribe at any time. The exact procedures vary, depending on the mailing list.
Excel mailing lists
There are two Excel-related mailing lists available: EXCEL-G (for General Excel questions), and EXCEL-L (for Excel developers). These are both described below.
The EXCEL-G Mailing List
EXCEL-G is an Internet distribution list running under LISTSERV 1.8b on a Windows NT 3.51 server at the offices of L-Soft international, Inc. in Landover, Maryland, USA. EXCEL-L is for general questions and answers for Excel users.
To subscribe:
- Send e-mail to: LISTSERV@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
In the body of the message, enter the following:
SUB EXCEL-G YourFirstName YourLastName
You'll receive instructions via e-mail.
To send a message to the list:
- Subscribers can send e-mail to: EXCEL-G@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
To unsubscribe:
- Send e-mail to: LISTSERV@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
In the body of the message, enter the following:
SIGNOFF EXCEL-G
To search the list archives:
You must be a subscriber to search the archives.
The EXCEL-L Mailing List
EXCEL-L is an Internet distribution list running under LISTSERV 1.8b on a Windows NT 3.51 server at the offices of L-Soft international, Inc. in Landover, Maryland, USA. EXCEL-L is primarily for Excel developers. The list currently has about 500 subscribers.
To subscribe:
- Send e-mail to: LISTSERV@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
In the body of the message, enter the following:
SUB EXCEL-L YourFirstName YourLastName
You'll receive instructions via e-mail.
To send a message to the list:
- Subscribers can send e-mail to: EXCEL-L@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
To unsubscribe:
- Send e-mail to: LISTSERV@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
In the body of the message, enter the following:
SIGNOFF EXCEL-L
To search the Excel-L archives:
You must be a subscriber to search the archives.