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Question: A users view of Majordomo

A user can subscribe to a list, or ask about his or other users subscriptions, by sending mail to the majordomo server at majordomo@kattare.com. Put the commands in the body of the mail message (not on the "Subject:" header component). Other than white space, the commands must be the first text in the message body; in other words, don't begin with "Dear Majordomo."

In the sections below, items in brackets (<>) are optional. If you include the optional item, don't type the brackets.

- help

Sends one-line summaries of majordomo commands. The first line of output tells you which version of Majordomo the server is running.

- info list

Sends an introduction to the list "list".

- lists

Shows the lists served by this majordomo server.

- subscribe list <address>

This command subscribes a user to the named "list". Unless the user includes the optional "address", Majordomo will use the e-mail address in the mail message header ("Reply-to:", if any, otherwise "From:") to send mail to the user.

- unsubscribe list <address>

This unsubscribes the user (or "address") from "list".

- which <address>

Tells the lists to which the user (or "address") is subscribed.

- who list

Lists the subscribers of "list".

- index list

Gives a listing of files in the "list" archive. If the list is private, only members can run this command. Only for Majordomo versions 1.54 and later.

- get list filename

Mails a file named "filename" from the "list" archive. If the list is private, only members can run this command. Only for Majordomo versions 1.54 and later.

- end

Stops reading the message. This is useful for users whose mailer adds text (like a signature) to the end of a message.

A line that starts with a dash (-) is also treated as an "end" command by newer versions of Majordomo. Because many peoples' mail message signatures start with some dashes, this avoids error messages.

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