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On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 6:09 PM, Eric Lease Morgan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I have done my initial best to configure the mailing list to support a
> jobs topic, and I've blogged about how you can turn off or turn on the jobs
> listings. [1] From the blog:
>
>   The Code4Lib community has also spawned job postings. Sometimes
>   these job postings flood the mailing list, and while it is
>   entirely possible use mail filters to exclude such postings,
>   there is also "more than one way to skin a cat". Since the
>   mailing list uses the LISTSERV software, the mailing list has
>   been configured to support the idea of "topics", and through this
>   feature a person can configure their subscription preferences to
>   exclude job postings. Here's how. By default every subscriber to
>   the mailing list will get all postings. If you want to turn off
>   getting the jobs postings, then email the following command to
>   [log in to unmask]:
>
>     SET code4lib TOPICS: -JOBS
>
>   If you want to turn on the jobs topic and receive the notices,
>   then email the following command to [log in to unmask]:
>
>     SET code4lib TOPICS: +JOBS
>
>   Sorry, but if you subscribe to the mailing list in digest mode,
>   then the topics command has no effect; you will get the job
>   postings no matter what.
>
>   Special thanks go to Jodi Schneider and Joe Hourcle who pointed
>   me in the direction of this LISTSERV functionality. Thank you!
>
> The LISTSERV topics feature is new to me, and I hope it works as
> advertised. I think it will.
>
> [1] blog posting - http://bit.ly/1nSCG2u
>
> —
> Eric Lease Morgan, Mailing List Owner
>