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majordomo_on_sdf [2022/08/25 02:45] – [Reading Archives] zilog | majordomo_on_sdf [2022/08/25 04:02] – [Reading the Mlist Archives] zilog | ||
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==== Intro ==== | ==== Intro ==== | ||
- | Since the early days of networked computing email has been used for group comunications which takes advantage of the ability to address | + | Since the early days of networked computing email has been used for group comunications which takes advantage of its ability to address |
- | ==== Mail list Basics ==== | + | ==== SDF Mlist Basics ==== |
Although there are several commands listed in the // | Although there are several commands listed in the // | ||
< | < | ||
+ | # get the majordomo help documentation: | ||
+ | $ echo ' | ||
+ | |||
# get a list of SDF hosted email lists: | # get a list of SDF hosted email lists: | ||
- | $ echo ' | + | $ echo ' |
+ | |||
+ | # get info on a specific SDF mlist: | ||
+ | $ echo 'info XYZ' | mail -s 'Info on XYZ mlist' majordomo@sdf.org | ||
- | # subcribe to a list: | + | # subcribe to a specific mlist: |
- | $ echo ' | + | $ echo ' |
- | # unsubscribe to a list: | + | # unsubscribe to same mlist: |
- | $ echo ' | + | $ echo ' |
</ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Note that the //-s ' | ||
If you wish to subscribe using an email address other than the one associated with your SDF account simply append it to the end of the command line: | If you wish to subscribe using an email address other than the one associated with your SDF account simply append it to the end of the command line: | ||
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< | < | ||
# subscribing to list XYZ using some other email address: | # subscribing to list XYZ using some other email address: | ||
- | $ echo ' | + | $ echo ' |
</ | </ | ||
- | For security mlist subscription requests generally require | + | For security |
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | # example majordomo mlist confirmation: | ||
+ | $ echo 'auth 5033d5d2027b51a2 subscribe XYZ sdf_usr@sdf.org' | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | If you ever need a reminder as to which -- if any -- SDF mlists you are currently subscribed to: | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | # show my SDF mlist subscriptions: | ||
+ | $ echo ' | ||
+ | </ | ||
==== Reading the Mlist Archives ==== | ==== Reading the Mlist Archives ==== | ||
- | While // | + | While // |
< | < | ||
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</ | </ | ||
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- | Simple listings of the various mlist archives can be achieved using various | + | Simple listings of the various mlist archives can be achieved using common |
- | < | + | < |
# show top-level SDF mlist listing: | # show top-level SDF mlist listing: | ||
$ cd / | $ cd / | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | These are all just MBox-formatted email files so you could just use a pager like '' | + | These archives |
< | < | ||
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There is also **mlists** , an SDF user-contributed SDF mlist archive browser -- just a shell script -- which uses the forementioned //mail// MUA to make browsing the mlist archives a bit easier. **mlists** is located on the SDF cluster at /// | There is also **mlists** , an SDF user-contributed SDF mlist archive browser -- just a shell script -- which uses the forementioned //mail// MUA to make browsing the mlist archives a bit easier. **mlists** is located on the SDF cluster at /// | ||
- | < | + | < |
$ / | $ / | ||
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-h | -h | ||
- | -l | + | -l |
+ | -t | ||
< | < | ||
ie. ' | ie. ' | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | Once an archive is selected it opens in the '' | + | Once an archive is selected it opens in the //mail(1)// MUA for which only a handful of commands need to be used for basic message viewing: |
* **// | * **// | ||
- | * **q** -- quits | + | |
+ | | ||
* **z** or **z-** | * **z** or **z-** | ||
- | * **f < | + | * **f /< |
Messages display using your PAGER (//more// is default); use arrow keys, page up/down, or spacebar to navigate or ' | Messages display using your PAGER (//more// is default); use arrow keys, page up/down, or spacebar to navigate or ' | ||
- | ==== More Info ==== | + | **Note**: the archives are // |
+ | ==== Additional | ||
=== References: === | === References: === | ||
- | * majordomo | + | * Majordomo |
- | * majordomo | + | * Majordomo |
- | * archive of GreatCircle.com/ | + | * archive of //GreatCircle.com/ |
=== Books covering Mojordomo: === | === Books covering Mojordomo: === | ||
- | * //**Managing Mailing Lists: Majordomo, LISTSERV, Listproc, and SmartList**// by Alan Schwartz | + | * //Managing Mailing Lists: Majordomo, LISTSERV, Listproc, and SmartList// by Alan Schwartz |
- | * //**Managing Internet Information Services**// by Cricket Liu & associates | + | * //Managing Internet Information Services// by Cricket Liu et.al. |
majordomo_on_sdf.txt · Last modified: 2022/12/05 06:23 by hc9