CA 172, Summer '03
Prof. Raymond J. Kimball

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Homework Assignment No. 4 - Subscribing to Server Lists (ListServ) Using A Web Browser

Due Monday, July 28, 2003

1.   Subscribe to a ListServ through Topica.com, http://www.topica.com. Do the following to complete the assignment. In each case, describe what steps you took to complete the assignment. Include the questions below with your answer. Send me one email with all the information required for this assignment - don't send me 2-3 individual emails.

  1. Search for and select a Mailing List using Topica.com. Provide the name of the list and its subject. (Use a mailing list other than Tourbus, the one we subscribed to in class.)
  2. Give the email address, or the URL address, of the listserv.
  3. Subscribe to the list. How did you subscribe?
  4. As an attachment to your assignment, send me a copy of the welcoming email instructions sent to you by the ListServ after you subscribe.
  5. Forward to me a copy of the first email on the ListServ you receive to your email account. How often are emails sent out by the ListServ?
  6. Research the archives of the ListServ. Find and attach an archived message to your homework assignment. What is the date of the archived listserv email which you are sending me?