The following information about the SPSSX-L mailing list, and how to subscribe, is copied directly from Raynald Levesque’s great website.
The SPSSX-L mailing list
A mailing list is managed by a list server (listserv for short). People must register with the listserv in order to receive a copy of the postings. Each time somebody sends an email to the list, everybody who has registered receives a copy of the message. When a person on the list sends a reply to the list, everybody receives a copy. This is a very effective method of communication. There are usually between 1,000 and 1,200 persons registered with the SPSSX-L listserv including some SPSS employees (even though the list is not managed by and does not "belong to" SPSS). The number of postings averages about 350 per month.
Messages (postings) to the list are archived and may be searched.
I highly recommend participation on this list to anybody who wants to improve his/her knowledge of SPSS.
How do I subscribe/unsubscribe to the SPSSX-L mailing list?
Note that the address to subscribe & unsubscribe is different from the address used to post messages to the list!
To subscribe: send an email to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU with no subject, no signature, but only the words:
SUB SPSSX-L <your name>
in the body of the message. For instance, if your name is John Doe, the body of the message would contain
SUB SPSSX-L John Doe
After having registered, you will receive an email from the listserv giving the address to be used to post emails to the list, get copies of earlier posts, unsubscribe, etc. Read and keep that email for future reference.
To unsubscribe: send an email to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU with no subject, no signature, but only the words:
SIGNOFF SPSSX-L
Note that you need to send that email using the same email address that you used to subscribe to the list. For more information, see the Listserv Reference Card.