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| ==== Intro ==== | ==== Intro ==== |
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| Since the early days of networked computing email has been used for group comunications which takes advantage of the ability to address an email message to multiple receipients. SDF hosts several email lists or mlists which are managed via //Majordomo//, an mlist manager. Unlike more modern mlist managers which generally have a web interface, //Majordomo// interaction is via short commands sent via email to ''majordomo@sdf.org'' (the domain may be left off when logged into SDF shell session). These commands and more are documented in the ''majordomo(8)'' manpage (type ''man majordomo'' to view within your SDF shell session). A condensed help offering is also available via the 'help' commands sent directly to //Majordomo//. | Since the early days of networked computing email has been used for group comunications which takes advantage of its ability to address a message to multiple recipients. SDF hosts several email lists or "mlists" which are managed via //Majordomo//, a mlist manager. Unlike more modern mlist managers which generally have a web interface, //Majordomo// interaction is via short commands sent via email to a mail alias generally of the same name. On SDF //Majordomo// commands are sent to ''majordomo@sdf.org'' (the domain may be left off when logged into SDF shell session). These commands and more are documented in the ''majordomo(8)'' manpage (type '//man majordomo//' to view within your SDF shell session). A condensed help offering is also available via the 'help' command sent directly to //Majordomo//. |
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| ==== SDF Mlist Basics ==== | ==== SDF Mlist Basics ==== |
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| -h prints this helpful message | -h prints this helpful message |
| -l prints sorted listing of all archives | -l prints sorted listing of all archives |
| | -t top-level listing of all mlists |
| <keyword> typical grep(1) compatible queries | <keyword> typical grep(1) compatible queries |
| ie. '^os' or '*ham*' | ie. '^os' or '*ham*' |
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| * **//N//** -- display message number //N// | * **//N//** -- display message number //N// |
| * **q** -- quits | * **h** -- refresh message listing |
| | * **q** -- quit //mail// (returns to browser mode) |
| * **z** or **z-** -- page up/down message listing | * **z** or **z-** -- page up/down message listing |
| * **f <keyword>** -- search for thread containing //<keyword>// | * **f /<keyword>** -- search for thread containing //<keyword>// |
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| Messages display using your PAGER (//more// is default); use arrow keys, page up/down, or spacebar to navigate or '**q**' to quit. | Messages display using your PAGER (//more// is default); use arrow keys, page up/down, or spacebar to navigate or '**q**' to quit. |
