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Getting off the list
Hi,
Again we seem to be wading through a bunch of "remove me" messages
sent to the mailing list address instead of the list processor itself.
To try (again) to make it both easier for anyone to get off the list
and keep the rest of us from having to wade through them all I'm
posting what you'd get if you were send the 'Help' command to the list
processor, so below is the text generated by that command...and PLEASE
save a copy.
(NOTE: When sending a command to the list processor
<listproc@essential.org> be sure to leave the subject field *BLANK*)
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ListProcessor 6.0
Welcome to Essential Information's ListProcessor. This message is
generated
automatically by your "HELP" request. If you need to contact a human
try
the following addresses:
postmaster@essential.org for general questions related to mail
at
Essential.ORG.
listmaster@essential.org for questions related to the
ListProcessor at
Essential.ORG.
<list name>-owner@essential.org to speak to the person in charge
of the list
<list name> at Essential.ORG
Some of the most common problems people encounter when working with
this
listproc involve typographic errors (e.g. spelling the name of the list
in
question incorrectly), mis-addressing requests (sending plain language
requests to the automated listproc software), and different
originations
for requests (e.g. subscribing from one machine and making requests
from
another). No matter what, please don't get discouraged. If the
automated
system isn't working for you, please send e-mail to the appropriate
contact
person.
Probably everything you need to know about using the listprocessor at
Essential
can be learned by using the automated requests sent to
listproc@essential.org.
Here is a brief description of the set of requests recognized by
ListProcessor.
Everything appearing in [] below is optional; everything
appearing in <> is mandatory; all arguments are case insensitive. The
vertical
bar ("|") is used as a logical OR operator between the arguments.
Requests may
be abbreviated, but you must specify at least the first three
characters.
Recognized requests are:
help [topic]
------------
Without arguments, this file. Otherwise get specific information on the
selected topic. Topics may also refer to requests. To learn more about
this
system issue a 'help listproc' request. To get a listing of all
available
topics, generate an error message by sending a bogus request like 'help
me'.
set <list> [<option> <arg[s]>]
------------------------------
Without the optional arguments, get a list of all current settings for
the specified list. Otherwise change the option to a new value for that
list. Issue a 'help set' request for more information.
subscribe <list> <your name>
----------------------------
The only way to subscribe to a list.
unsubscribe <list>
signoff <list>
------------------
Two ways of removing yourself from the specified list.
recipients <list>
review <list>
-----------------
Get a listing of all non-concealed people subscribed to the specified
list.
information <list>
------------------
Get information about the specified list.
statistics <list> {[subscriber email address(es)] | [-all]}
-----------------------------------------------------------
Get a listing of non-concealed subscribers along with the number of
messages
each one of them has sent to the specified list. If the optional email
addresses
are given, then statistics will be collected for these users only. For
example:
stat foo user1@domain user2@domain
will generate statistics about these two subscribers. "-all" lists
statistics
for all users that have posted on the list (whether currently
subscribed ot
not).
lists
-----
Get a list of all local mailing lists that are served by this server,
as well
as of all known remote lists.
index [archive | path-to-archive] [/password] [-all]
----------------------------------------------------
Get a list of files in the selected archive, or the master archive if
no
archive was specified. If an archive is private, you have to provide
its
password as well.
get <archive | path-to-archive> <file> [/password] [parts]
----------------------------------------------------------
Get the requested file from the specified archive. Files are usually
split in
parts locally, and in such a case you will receive the file in multiple
email
messages -- an 'index' request tells you how many parts the file has
been split
into, and their sizes; if you need to obtain certain parts, specify
them as
optional arguments. If an archive is private, you have to provide its
password
as well.
view <archive | path-to-archive>] [/password] [parts]
-----------------------------------------------------
Same as "get" but in interactive mode justs catenates the file on the
screen.
search <archive | path-to-archive>] [/password] [-all] <pattern>
----------------------------------------------------------------
Search all files of the specified archive (and all of its subarchives
if -all
is specified) for lines that match the pattern. The pattern can be an
egrep(1)-style regular expression with support for the following
additional
operators: '~' (negation), '|' and '&' (logical OR and AND), '<' '>'
(group
regular expressions). The pattern may be enclosed in single or double
quotes.
Note: . matches any character including new line.
release
-------
Get information about the current release of this ListProcessor system.
which
-----
Get a listing of local mailing lists to which you have
subscribed.
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=======
The requests below are list owner specific. List owners should contact
the
system's manager for extensive usage information:
reports <list> <password>
-------------------------
Obtain all reports about the specified local list.
edit <list> <password> <file>
-----------------------------
Obtain the specified file for editing.
put <list> <password> <keyword> [args]
--------------------------------------
Manipulate addresses and change system files.
approve <list> <password> <tag>
-------------------------------
Approve the message identified by the tag number for posting to the
specified moderated list.
discard <list> <password> <tag>
-------------------------------
Discard the message identified by the tag number sent to the specified
moderated
list.
========================================================================
=======
In addition, help is available on the following topic(s):
live
----
Learn how to connect to this ListProcessor over the Internet for live
processing of your requests.
listproc
--------
Learn more about this system and list management software in general.
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...Cheers,
...Norm
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