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majordomo_on_sdf [2022/08/25 03:47] – [More Info] zilogmajordomo_on_sdf [2022/08/25 04:02] – [Reading the Mlist Archives] zilog
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 ==== Reading the Mlist Archives ==== ==== Reading the Mlist Archives ====
-While //Majordomo// supports digests and archive file requests it appears most SDF mlists don't offer these so the only option for reading archived messages is browsing them from within an SDF shell session.  The mlist archives are stored under the following directory on the SDF cluster (the main SDF hosts):+While //Majordomo// supports digests and archive file requests it appears most SDF mlists don't offer these so the only option for reading archived messages is browsing them from within an SDF shell session.  The public mlist archives are stored under the following directory on the SDF cluster (the main SDF hosts):
  
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-Simple listings of the various mlist archives can be achieved using various Unix command pipes:+Simple listings of the various mlist archives can be achieved using common Unix command pipes:
  
-<code>    +<code>
 # show top-level SDF mlist listing: # show top-level SDF mlist listing:
 $ cd /sys/pkg6_amd64/share/majordomo/archives/ $ cd /sys/pkg6_amd64/share/majordomo/archives/
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-These are all just MBox-formatted email files so you could just use a pager like ''more(1)'' or ''less(1)'' to read them directly:+These archives are just MBox-formatted email files viewable directly via a pager like ''more(1)'' or ''less(1)'':
  
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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 ///sys/sdf/bin/mlists//.  Basic usage is shown below: 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 ///sys/sdf/bin/mlists//.  Basic usage is shown below:
  
-<code> +<code>
 $ /sys/sdf/bin/mlists -h $ /sys/sdf/bin/mlists -h
      
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-Once an archive is selected it opens in the ''mail(1)'' MUA for which only a handful of commands need to be used:+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:
    
   * **//N//**  -- display message number //N//   * **//N//**  -- display message number //N//
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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.
  
 +**Note**: the archives are //read-only// and can't be modified so accidentally (or intentionally) deleting messages has no effect.
 ==== Additional Info ==== ==== Additional Info ====
  
majordomo_on_sdf.txt · Last modified: 2022/12/05 06:23 by hc9