These arexx scripts are used to maintain and create a Mailing List using Marcel
Beck's excellent YAM mail software. Simple to use and setup unlike other
ListServ's.

Updates can be found on my listserv @ rlamb@lcc.net

just send me a message with subject = subscribe and you'll be added.
Or just send me a message with subject = +help  to get a list of fileserver
commands.

----- the readme file from within the archive -----

The scripts in this archive comprise a simple to use mailing listserv that uses
Marcel Beck's YAM mail software to send/receive. To use simply create an assign
for ListServ:(I suggest YAM:rexx) place all the files in this archive there,
edit the welcome,bye and help files to reflect the topic of YOUR list.
Run YAM, once you receive msgs with YAM run listserv.rexx and it will
automatically add folks to the list, remove them, send them a
help file, send them a list of users or post messages to the subscribers.
Of course you could use each script seperately as well.

New Author's Addendum:

	In the previous release of listserv package all the scripts were
seperate; I found this a bit annoying and also had problems with it running as
is; therefore I combined them into 1 large script which means faster execution
of script. I fixed all of the bugs the original author had and added a few new
routines to make the script more solid. 
	Features you will find enjoyable are no bounce and no infinite mail
loop. What that means is that user will not be sent his message back to him,
after all the user should know what they have written (no bounce) and in the
event there is message from you (the admin) in your incoming folder it won't
get processed since when you receive the message it'll just get processed again
and again (the infinite loop), therefore no processing of messages from the 
admin (no loop). However, to that end, I have created the script mail2users.rexx
which allows you to write a letter(s) to all of your subscribed users.

USAGE FOR [MAIL2USERS.REXX]:

	Write a message to anyone, that person won't get sent a message as this
is for dummy purposes only, and send it to queue versus sending now. Then run
mail2users.rexx which will look in the outgoing folder and copy said messages
to all of the subscribed users.

	I'll make the routine more efficient in the future as time goes on.
Or rather more feature laden.

My additional suggestions for setting up the listserv:

	In addition to running this listserv you may decide to run a fileserver
as well, what I suggest you do for that is to get YAMSERV from aminet and
install it per it's instructions. It is well thought out and works well with
this script package.
	Now edit your .config file and add the following lines to the
bottom of it.
	
	RexxMenu0 = listserv.rexx
	RexxMenu1 = mail2users.rexx

if there is already a REXXMENU entry you will have to increment the 0 and 1 
accordingly.
	After doing the above, reload the config file or just restart yam
(your choice). You will then notice that you can active the scripts from the
last menu on the menu bar.

Back to original author's notes:

Read the help and welcome textfiles to see how to use the list(EASY as PIE!)
hope you enjoy it folks


Original author:
   Pete
   midgard@nycmetro.com
   http://nycmetro.com/midgard

NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE

The original author is no longer an Amiga User and has passed the torch
on to me.

New author:
   Roger                      --- My Name
   Dude3k		      --- My IRC nick on galaxynet.org
   rlamb@lcc.net              --- My email address
   http://www.lcc.net/~rlamb  --- My web page that I have done nothing with

MORE NOTES MORE NOTES MORE NOTES MORE NOTES

I am also part of a new group called BYTES IN PROGRESS; Our main purpose is to
help distribute new shareware created by our members and to produce new demos
and intros.

MORE INFO ON ME

I am the creator of these fine maxs bbs doors:

	LAND OF VEX
	HAIKU
	ANSI INVADERS
	
and the creator of this fine AmIRC script:

	Remote Cli Server      --- on it's way to becoming and EGGDROP clone.

and now the torch carrier of:

        Listserv for the amiga and yam.

 PERMSSN    UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO     CRC       STAMP          NAME
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
[generic]                  200     333  60.1% -lh5- 0375 Feb 21  1997 bye
[generic]                  296     607  48.8% -lh5- a318 Feb 21  1997 help
[generic]                 1830    3703  49.4% -lh5- c3dd Feb 21  1997 listserv.readme
[generic]                 1345    6595  20.4% -lh5- c479 Feb 21  1997 listserv.rexx
[generic]                  563    1172  48.0% -lh5- 7b0d Feb 21  1997 mail2users.rexx
[generic]                  381     634  60.1% -lh5- d83c Feb 21  1997 welcome
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
 Total         6 files    4615   13044  35.4%            Feb 23  1997