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[edit] Regular Use of the PROBE1 Template
[edit] PROBE1
This template form is sent as part of LISTSERV's new bounce processing feature if this feature is activated for your list. The desired response from the user is to discard the message and do nothing. See Managing Subscription in the List Owner’s Manual or chapter 13.5 of the Site Manager's Operations Manual for details on the "Probe" option.
[edit] PROBE2
If the mail containing the PROBE1 message bounces, this template form is sent along with a copy of the bouncing mail. See chapter 4.6.2 of the List Owner’s Manual or chapter 13.5 of the Site Manager's Operations Manual for details on the "Probe" option. (If you have Auto-Delete= ...,Delay(0), PROBE2 is not sent, rather the bouncing user is deleted immediately.)
[edit] Rotating FAQ via the PROBE1 template and "Renewal= xx-Daily"
Subscription renewal can be coded with daily granularity (however, please note that it is inadvisable to use renewal intervals of less than a week).
If you further code subscription probing into the "Renewal=" keyword with the ",Probe" parameter, you open up the possibility of turning the standard PROBE1 template form into a periodic FAQ. Here’s how:
We’ll assume to start that you will code "Renewal= 15-Daily,Probe" in your list header. (You can experiment with other numbers, but since we have two messages and will be using &DAYSEQ(2), we need an odd renewal period.) We’ll also assume that you want to send two versions of your FAQ each month; the first, a complete FAQ document, and the second, an abbreviated "reminder" version that just contains information about how to sign off, how to post to the list, and so forth. The basic algorithm is therefore:
When &DAYSEQ(2) = 1, send the full FAQ.
When &DAYSEQ(2) = 2, as it will 15 days later, send the abbreviated FAQ.
Your PROBE1 template form (as you see it through the ACOR List Web Interface would thus look like this:
[edit] Example 1
&WEEKDAY, &DATE &TIME .BB &DAYSEQ(2) = 1 This is the complete FAQ for &LISTNAME. Please read it and keep a copy for future reference. A FAQ document for &LISTNAME is distributed every 15 days, the full FAQ alternating with a shorter "reminder" FAQ. <body of the full FAQ document> .EB .BB &DAYSEQ(2) = 2 This is the abbreviated FAQ for &LISTNAME. Please read it and keep a copy for future reference. A FAQ document for &LISTNAME is distributed every 15 days, the full FAQ alternating with a shorter "reminder" FAQ. &lgt; body of the abbreviated FAQ document> .EB
[edit] Example 2: ACOR NHL PROBE1 Template
Note 1: The subject line for this template has been changed to Useful Lymphoma Links - 15-day autopost
Note 2: To make this work well the listowner(s) of the NHL list have added the following to the list header
Renewal= 15-daily,Probe
See here how you can change the list header
&WEEKDAY, &DATE &TIME .BB &DAYSEQ(1) = 1 Useful Lymphoma Links This email of useful links is auto-generated by the NHL list every 15 days. Others please feel free to forward this to friends as needed, and to contribute your own links to the list. National Cancer Institute statements on treatment of various cancers: http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/list.aspx?viewid=5f35036e-5497-4d86-8c2c-714a9f7c8d25 Scroll down to the L's. Choose the health professional's version. National Library of Medicine MEDLINE for research papers published on various treatments: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed Lymphoma Research Foundation of America http://www.lymphoma.org Steve Dunn's CancerGuide site re how clinical trials are run: http://www.cancerguide.org NCI clinical trials search engine: http://www.cancer.gov/search/clinical_trials/search_clinicaltrialsadvanced.aspx Drug assistance programs from pharma companies http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/drug_assistance.html FDA information on gaining early access to unapproved new drugs: http://www.fda.gov/cder/cancer/access.htm Recruitment and technology re marrow donation: NMDP medical professional's newsletter http://www.marrow.org/MEDICAL/professionals_update.html MD Anderson Cancer Center - (Click on Hematology, Lymphoma, the pdf icon) http://utm-notes-db2.mdacc.tmc.edu/mdacc/cm/CWTGuide.nsf/LuHTML/Sidebar1?OpenDocument Document providers for obtaining full text of research papers: http://www.infotrieve.com http://www.paperchase.com (Some journals provide free access to full text -- try first via MEDLINE above before ordering from a document provider.) About venous access devices (ports and catheters) http://www.venousaccess.com/contents.htm CancerEducation www.cancereducation.com Lymphoma and leukemia acronyms - KeepTrying http://www.geocities.com/keeptrying2000/acronyms.html BMT InfoNet http://www.peds.umn.edu/Centers/BMT/bmtfaq3.html NMDP http://www.marrow.org/GLOSSARY/glossary_idx.html Burkitt’s http://www.burkitts.org/acronyms.shtml PatientCenters (chemo) http://www.patientcenters.com/lymphoma/news/nhl6.html ACOR bmt-talk http://www.bmtsupport.ie/glossary.html LymphomaInfonet http://www.lymphomainfo.net/lymphoma/glossary.html#W General Medical dictionaries MedicineNet http://www.medterms.com/ Martindale’s http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/HSGuide.html CancerWeb http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/ Drug information such as route of administration and adverse effects http://www.rxlist.com http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html NCI designated comprehensive cancer centers: http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancercenters/centerslist.html Health and medical calculators: http://www.calculateforfree.com/online16.html Alternative meds: http://www.quackwatch.com http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/list.aspx?viewid=14821490-ee6c-4e7c-80b5-c4fb3cbbb07e http://health-track.org/ All ACOR cancer lists and their archives (including ours): http://listserv.acor.org/archives/ Interaction of citrus fruits and some drugs (liver enzyme Cytochrome P450) http://www.consumer-health.com/services/cons_take14.htm "Pocket reference" of meds that affect or are affected by Cytochrome P450: http://medicine.iupui.edu/flockhart/ Caring for a port (venous access device) http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/iv/iv.htm How radiotherapy works http://www.varian.com/pti/rdt051.html How chemo works http://pharmacology.unmc.edu/cancer/basics.htm Not comprehensive, but a good starting point How to read medical papers (types, statistics, etc) http://bmj.com/collections/read.shtml DoseCalc –various tools http://www.meds.com/DChome.html ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncologists) abstracts http://www.asco.org/ NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/ocs/ Castle-Connolly Guide to Best Doctors http://www.castleconnolly.com/index.cfm?dws=ey NCI Specialized Programs of Research and Excellence http://spores.nci.nih.gov/index.html Find Cancer Experts http://www.findcancerexperts.com .EB
