>Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 08:57:09 -0700
>From: Teresa Downey <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Help: Majordomo results
>To: Sharon West <[log in to unmask]>
>Cc: [log in to unmask]
>X-Envelope-to: [log in to unmask]>
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>X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; U)
>
>Per our telephone conversation the password on both of your lists has
>now been reset to MISCUE.
>
>
>Sharon West wrote:
>
>> The password has apparently changed. Can you help me? I need to approve
>> this subscriber and am unable to at this point.
>>
>> Your immediate response would be appreciated.
>>
>> Sharon West
>>
>> >Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 08:32:06 -0700 (PDT)
>> >From: [log in to unmask]
>> >Subject: Majordomo results
>> >To: [log in to unmask]
>> >Reply-to: [log in to unmask]
>> >X-Envelope-to: [log in to unmask]
>> >X-Authentication-warning: mailbox.SLAC.Stanford.EDU: listserv set
sender to
>> > [log in to unmask] using -f
>> >
>> >--
>> >
>> >>>>> approve hennisskh subscribe preprintsmonthly-l
[log in to unmask]
>> >**** approve: invalid list or password.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >**** Help for [log in to unmask]:
>> >
>> >
>> >This help message is being sent to you from the Majordomo mailing list
>> >management system at [log in to unmask]
>> >
>> >This is version 1.94.4 of Majordomo.
>> >
>> >If you're familiar with mail servers, an advanced user's summary of
>> >Majordomo's commands appears at the end of this message.
>> >
>> >Majordomo is an automated system which allows users to subscribe
>> >and unsubscribe to mailing lists, and to retrieve files from list
>> >archives.
>> >
>> >You can interact with the Majordomo software by sending it commands
>> >in the body of mail messages addressed to "[log in to unmask]".
>> >Please do not put your commands on the subject line; Majordomo does
>> >not process commands in the subject line.
>> >
>> >You may put multiple Majordomo commands in the same mail message.
>> >Put each command on a line by itself.
>> >
>> >If you use a "signature block" at the end of your mail, Majordomo may
>> >mistakenly believe each line of your message is a command; you will
>> >then receive spurious error messages. To keep this from happening,
>> >either put a line starting with a hyphen ("-") before your signature,
>> >or put a line with just the word
>> >
>> > end
>> >
>> >on it in the same place. This will stop the Majordomo software from
>> >processing your signature as bad commands.
>> >
>> >Here are some of the things you can do using Majordomo:
>> >
>> >I. FINDING OUT WHICH LISTS ARE ON THIS SYSTEM
>> >
>> >To get a list of publicly-available mailing lists on this system, put the
>> >following line in the body of your mail message to
>> [log in to unmask]:
>> >
>> > lists
>> >
>> >Each line will contain the name of a mailing list and a brief description
>> >of the list.
>> >
>> >To get more information about a particular list, use the "info" command,
>> >supplying the name of the list. For example, if the name of the list
>> >about which you wish information is "demo-list", you would put the line
>> >
>> > info demo-list
>> >
>> >in the body of the mail message.
>> >
>> >II. SUBSCRIBING TO A LIST
>> >
>> >Once you've determined that you wish to subscribe to one or more lists on
>> >this system, you can send commands to Majordomo to have it add you to the
>> >list, so you can begin receiving mailings.
>> >
>> >To receive list mail at the address from which you're sending your mail,
>> >simply say "subscribe" followed by the list's name:
>> >
>> > subscribe demo-list
>> >
>> >If for some reason you wish to have the mailings go to a different address
>> >(a friend's address, a specific other system on which you have an account,
>> >or an address which is more correct than the one that automatically
appears
>> >in the "From:" header on the mail you send), you would add that address to
>> >the command. For instance, if you're sending a request from your work
>> >account, but wish to receive "demo-list" mail at your personal account
>> >(for which we will use "[log in to unmask]" as an example), you'd put
>> >the line
>> >
>> > subscribe demo-list [log in to unmask]
>> >
>> >in the mail message body.
>> >
>> >Based on configuration decisions made by the list owners, you may be added
>> >to the mailing list automatically. You may also receive notification
>> >that an authorization key is required for subscription. Another message
>> >will be sent to the address to be subscribed (which may or may not be the
>> >same as yours) containing the key, and directing the user to send a
>> >command found in that message back to [log in to unmask] (This
>> can be
>> >a bit of extra hassle, but it helps keep you from being swamped in extra
>> >email by someone who forged requests from your address.) You may also
>> >get a message that your subscription is being forwarded to the list owner
>> >for approval; some lists have waiting lists, or policies about who may
>> >subscribe. If your request is forwarded for approval, the list owner
>> >should contact you soon after your request.
>> >
>> >Upon subscribing, you should receive an introductory message, containing
>> >list policies and features. Save this message for future reference; it
>> >will also contain exact directions for unsubscribing. If you lose the
>> >intro mail and would like another copy of the policies, send this message
>> >to [log in to unmask]:
>> >
>> > intro demo-list
>> >
>> >(substituting, of course, the real name of your list for "demo-list").
>> >
>> >III. UNSUBSCRIBING FROM MAILING LISTS
>> >
>> >Your original intro message contains the exact command which should be
>> >used to remove your address from the list. However, in most cases, you
>> >may simply send the command "unsubscribe" followed by the list name:
>> >
>> > unsubscribe demo-list
>> >
>> >(This command may fail if your provider has changed the way your
>> >address is shown in your mail.)
>> >
>> >To remove an address other than the one from which you're sending
>> >the request, give that address in the command:
>> >
>> > unsubscribe demo-list [log in to unmask]
>> >
>> >In either of these cases, you can tell [log in to unmask] to
remove
>> >the address in question from all lists on this server by using "*"
>> >in place of the list name:
>> >
>> > unsubscribe *
>> > unsubscribe * [log in to unmask]
>> >
>> >IV. FINDING THE LISTS TO WHICH AN ADDRESS IS SUBSCRIBED
>> >
>> >To find the lists to which your address is subscribed, send this command
>> >in the body of a mail message to [log in to unmask]:
>> >
>> > which
>> >
>> >You can look for other addresses, or parts of an address, by specifying
>> >the text for which Majordomo should search. For instance, to find which
>> >users at my-isp.com are subscribed to which lists, you might send the
>> >command
>> >
>> > which my-isp.com
>> >
>> >Note that many list owners completely or fully disable the "which"
>> >command, considering it a privacy violation.
>> >
>> >V. FINDING OUT WHO'S SUBSCRIBED TO A LIST
>> >
>> >To get a list of the addresses on a particular list, you may use the
>> >"who" command, followed by the name of the list:
>> >
>> > who demo-list
>> >
>> >Note that many list owners allow only a list's subscribers to use the
>> >"who" command, or disable it completely, believing it to be a privacy
>> >violation.
>> >
>> >VI. RETRIEVING FILES FROM A LIST'S ARCHIVES
>> >
>> >Many list owners keep archives of files associated with a list. These
>> >may include:
>> >- back issues of the list
>> >- help files, user profiles, and other documents associated with the list
>> >- daily, monthly, or yearly archives for the list
>> >
>> >To find out if a list has any files associated with it, use the "index"
>> >command:
>> >
>> > index demo-list
>> >
>> >If you see files in which you're interested, you may retrieve them by
>> >using the "get" command and specifying the list name and archive filename.
>> >For instance, to retrieve the files called "profile.form" (presumably a
>> >form to fill out with your profile) and "demo-list.9611" (presumably the
>> >messages posted to the list in November 1996), you would put the lines
>> >
>> > get demo-list profile.form
>> > get demo-list demo-list.9611
>> >
>> >in your mail to [log in to unmask]
>> >
>> >VII. GETTING MORE HELP
>> >
>> >To contact a human site manager, send mail to
>> [log in to unmask]
>> >To contact the owner of a specific list, send mail to that list's
>> >approval address, which is formed by adding "-approval" to the user-name
>> >portion of the list's address. For instance, to contact the list owner
>> >for [log in to unmask], you would send mail to
>> [log in to unmask]
>> >
>> >To get another copy of this help message, send mail to
>> [log in to unmask]
>> >with a line saying
>> >
>> > help
>> >
>> >in the message body.
>> >
>> >VIII. COMMAND SUMMARY FOR ADVANCED USERS
>> >
>> >In the description below items contained in []'s are optional. When
>> >providing the item, do not include the []'s around it. Items in angle
>> >brackets, such as <address>, are meta-symbols that should be replaced
>> >by appropriate text without the angle brackets.
>> >
>> >It understands the following commands:
>> >
>> > subscribe <list> [<address>]
>> > Subscribe yourself (or <address> if specified) to the named <list>.
>> >
>> > unsubscribe <list> [<address>]
>> > Unsubscribe yourself (or <address> if specified) from the named
<list>.
>> > "unsubscribe *" will remove you (or <address>) from all lists.
This
>> > _may not_ work if you have subscribed using multiple addresses.
>> >
>> > get <list> <filename>
>> > Get a file related to <list>.
>> >
>> > index <list>
>> > Return an index of files you can "get" for <list>.
>> >
>> > which [<address>]
>> > Find out which lists you (or <address> if specified) are on.
>> >
>> > who <list>
>> > Find out who is on the named <list>.
>> >
>> > info <list>
>> > Retrieve the general introductory information for the named <list>.
>> >
>> > intro <list>
>> > Retrieve the introductory message sent to new users.
Non-subscribers
>> > may not be able to retrieve this.
>> >
>> > lists
>> > Show the lists served by this Majordomo server.
>> >
>> > help
>> > Retrieve this message.
>> >
>> > end
>> > Stop processing commands (useful if your mailer adds a signature).
>> >
>> >Commands should be sent in the body of an email message to
>> >"[log in to unmask]". Multiple commands can be processed provided
>> >each occurs on a separate line.
>> >
>> >Commands in the "Subject:" line are NOT processed.
>> >
>> >If you have any questions or problems, please contact
>> >"[log in to unmask]".
>> >
>> >
>>
******************************************************************************
>> Sharon West
>> E-Pubs Coordinator
>> Technical Publications Department
>> Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)
>> 2575 Sand Hill Road M/S#68
>> Menlo Park, CA 94025
>>
>> Com: (650) 926-2594
>> Fax: (650) 926-4128
>
>
>
>
******************************************************************************
Sharon West
E-Pubs Coordinator
Technical Publications Department
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)
2575 Sand Hill Road M/S#68
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Com: (650) 926-2594
Fax: (650) 926-4128
