Majordomo2 Subscriber Commands
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This is a basic overview of the supported Majordomo commands for use by
subscribers. For a list of administrative commands and additional modes,
see the 'admin commands' help topic.
Many commands also have options available to modify their behavior.
Options will appear next to the command names in (parentheses). Commands
with options should be sent in the format:
command-option list argument
Multiple options may be strung together like so:
command-option1-option2-option3 list argument
An address can generally be omitted from the command. If omitted, your
address will be used if it can be determined. Note that the address is not
optional for the alias and unalias commands.
Commands may be sent either to the majordomo server's address, or to the
list's -request address (i.e., scooters-request). For messages sent to the
-request address, the list name can be omitted from the commands. The list
cannot be omitted from commands sent to the majordomo address.
Examples of the commands that follow will assume an imaginary list named
'scooters'.
accept [token]
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Some commands will require your confirmation before their actions will be
taken; this can help protect you from mischief by preventing others from
submitting commands in your name. In such a case, a 'token' will be mailed
to you for approval.
The 'accept' command tells Majordomo to accept a confirmation or
consultation token, thus approving the requested action. The stalled
command will be executed and the results returned in the response message.
If the token is omitted from the command, the Subject: header will be
searched for one; accepting a token therefore usually requires only that
you hit "reply" on your mailer and type the word "accept".
See Also: reject
alias list address
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If you have more than one email address, you may wish to be able to post
from more than one of them, while receiving list mail at only a single
address. The 'alias' command allows this.
Send this command from an address that is subscribed to the list; the given
address will then be considered equivalent to the address from which you
sent the command.
Example: Thad has two addresses, thad@foo.com and tsmith@bar.com. He
wants to be able to post from either address, but only wants
to receive mail at thad@foo.com. He subscribes to the list
as thad@foo.com and, from that address, sends the command:
alias scooters tsmith@bar.com
faq list
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This returns a Frequently Asked Questions document for the current list,
if one is available
get list file
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This retrieves the given file from the list's file storage.
help topic subtopic ...
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This retrieves the given help topic.
index list path (-recursive, -long)
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This retrieves an index of available files.
info list
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This retrieves the given list's informational document, if one is available.
intro list
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This retrieves the given list's introductory document, if one is available.
Note that this is not (currently) the same as the welcome document that is
sent to new subscribers.
lists (-enhanced, -short, -tiny)
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This retrieves a list of lists on this server which are available to you.
The enhanced mode includes long descriptions and additional list
information, including an indication of whether you are subscribed to each
list. The short mode uses only short descriptions. The tiny mode includes
only the list names and nothing else.
reject [token]
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This rejects a token, preventing the requested action from being taken. If
no 'accept' command is received, the token will eventually be rejected by
default, but issuing a 'reject' command will immediately delete the token
and requested action from the server's database.
See Also: accept
set list flag address
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This sets various subscription parameters. More documentation to come.
show list address
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This displays various information about the address:
- Whether or not the given address is legal
- The mailbox and comment, extracted from the address
- What the address transforms to, under the various address
equivalencies
- Any aliases attached to the address
- Whether or not the address is subscribed to the given list, and
what it is subscribed as
- The time that the address was subscribed to the list
- The subscription class
- The subscriber flags
- The time the record was last updated
Example: show scooters joe@foo.com
subscribe list address (-nowelcome)
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This adds the address to the given list. The 'nowelcome' option prevents
the server from sending the welcome message that is usually mailed to new
subscribers.
Examples: subscribe scooters
subscribe-nowelcome scooters joe@foo.com
unalias list address
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This removes the given address as an alias for the current address.
Example: unalias scooters tsmith@bar.com
See Also: alias
unsubscribe list address
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Removes an address or addresses from the given list.
Example: unsubscribe scooters buster@foo.com
which string (-regexp)
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This shows which lists contain addresses which contain the given string.
The regex option causes the string to be used as a Perl regular expression.
Examples: which buster@foo.com
which-regexp buster\@
See also: 'regexp' help topic
who list [regexp]
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Returns all members of the list. If a regular expression is given as an
argument, only matches will be returned.
Examples: who scooters
who scooters \@foo\.com
See also: 'regexp' help topic
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William R. Dickson - System Administration wdickson@nwnexus.com
Northwest Nexus - Professional Internet Services Bellevue, WA USA
Voice: 425 455-3505 Web: http://www.nwnexus.com/ Info: info@nwnexus.com
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