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.
The requests should be sent to
listproc@exploratorium.edu
with the request in the
BODY
of the mail message. The subject of the mail message can be left blank. For example, to subscribe to the ETHEX list, send the following:
To: listproc@exploratorium.edu
From: anyone@anyplace.edu
Subject:
subscribe ethex John Doe
Keep in mind that when you see <list> in the requests below that you should substitute the word
ethex
.
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'.
subscribe <list> <your name>
The only way to subscribe to a list. See above example.
unsubscribe <list>
signoff <list>
Two ways of removing yourself from the specified list.
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.
recipients <list>
review <list>
Get a listing of all non-concealed people subscribed to the specified list.
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.
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.
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. Send
help live
in the body of an email to listproc@exploratorium.edu
listproc
Learn more about this system and list management software in general.Send
help listproc
in the body of an email to listproc@exploratorium.edu
