Here are some tips for receiving messages from mailbase lists over the
summer months.
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If you leave your work for an extended period over summer, and receive a
lot of email messages, your mailbox may fill up, and your email could
stop working.
So before you go away you may wish to temporarily SUSPEND messages from
your Mailbase lists by sending this message to [log in to unmask]
suspend mail all
stop
On your return, you can RESUME mail by sending this message to
[log in to unmask]
resume mail all
stop
For more information, see:
http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/docs/user-suspend.html
Remember, you can use the web archives to catch up on any messages you
may have missed. Alternatively you can retrieve old email archives by
email.
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Vacation Mailers
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Some people use a 'vacation mailer' which sends out an automatic reply
to all incoming mail.
Although a correctly configured vacation mailer should never send a
message to a discussion list, nor should it send more than one message
to the same address, we have had problems in the past where lists have
been flooded by these automatic messages.
So, if you are going to use a vacation mailer, PLEASE SUSPEND MAIL from
all Mailbase lists before you go on holiday.
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If the commands don't work
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If the SUSPEND command doesn't work, or you get an error message,
please contact the list owner by sending a message to:
[log in to unmask]
--
Dr Jane Sandall
Reader in Midwifery
Dept. Midwifery
City University
London, E1 2EA
[log in to unmask]
Tel: 0171 505 5871
Fax: 0171 505 5866
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