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-===== Interacting with majordomo-based Mail lists (mlists) on SDF =====+===== Interacting with Majordomo-based Mail lists (mlists) on SDF =====
  
 ==== Intro ==== ==== Intro ====
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 For guidance on using ''mail(1)'' see [[traditional_mail_1_mailx_1|An Introduction to Various BSD mailx style E-mail Clients on SDF]]. For guidance on using ''mail(1)'' see [[traditional_mail_1_mailx_1|An Introduction to Various BSD mailx style E-mail Clients on SDF]].
  
-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 **mabro** , 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. **mabro** is located on the SDF cluster at ///sys/sdf/bin/mabro//.  Basic usage is shown below:
  
 <code> <code>
-$ /sys/sdf/bin/mlists -h +$ /sys/sdf/bin/mabro -h 
-   +  
- usage: mlists -h|-l|<keyword> + Mlist Archive BROwser for SDF public email list archives. 
-   + 
-      -h         prints this helpful message +   usage: mabro -h|-l|-t|<regex> 
-      -l         prints sorted listing of all archives + 
-      -t         top-level listing of all mlists    +      -h        prints this helpful message 
-      <keyword>  typical grep(1) compatible queries         +      -l        prints sorted listing of ALL archives 
-                 ie. '^os' or '*ham*'   +      -t        top-level listing of all mlists 
 +      <regex>   grep(1) compatible queries, ie. '^anon'
  
-$ /sys/sdf/bin/mlists -t+$ /sys/sdf/bin/mabro -t
 afitnuke-l         guiche-list        minecraft-l        sdfarc-l afitnuke-l         guiche-list        minecraft-l        sdfarc-l
 anonradio-l        idahofreaks-l      misbehavin         sdfedu-l anonradio-l        idahofreaks-l      misbehavin         sdfedu-l
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 green-l            lyct-l             plan9-l            vintage-l green-l            lyct-l             plan9-l            vintage-l
  
-$ /sys/sdf/bin/mlists radio+$ /sys/sdf/bin/mabro radio
 SDF mlist archives matching "radio": SDF mlist archives matching "radio":
  
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  [07] anonradio-l.1601        [36] anonradio-l.1806        [65] anonradio-l.2011  [07] anonradio-l.1601        [36] anonradio-l.1806        [65] anonradio-l.2011
  ...  ...
-        [s]     Enter new search term 
-        [q]     Quit 
  
-Enter item [#], do new [s]earch, [l]ist-all or [q]uit:+Enter item [#], do new [s]earch, [l]ist ALL mlists, or [q]uit:
 </code> </code>
  
 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: 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// +^  mail cmd         ^ description                                ^ 
-  * **h**  -- refresh message listing +|  **//N//**        | display message number //N//               | 
-  * **q**  -- quit //mail// (returns to browser mode) +|  **+** / **-**    | show next / previous message               | 
-  * **z** or **z-**  -- page up/down message listing +|  **h**            | refresh message listing                    | 
-  * **f /<keyword>**  -- search for thread containing //<keyword>//+|  **x**            | exit //mail// (returns to browser mode)    | 
 +|  **z** / **z-**   | page up / down message listing             | 
 +|  **f /<keyword>** | search for thread containing //<keyword>// |
  
 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.
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 === References: === === References: ===
   * Majordomo v1 FAQ (mostly of interest to admins): [[http://manual.sdf.org/majordomo/FAQ]]   * Majordomo v1 FAQ (mostly of interest to admins): [[http://manual.sdf.org/majordomo/FAQ]]
-  * Majordomo wikipedia page: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majordomo_(software)]]+  * Majordomo wikipedia page: [[wp>Majordomo_(software)|Majordomo_(software)]]
   * archive of //GreatCircle.com/majordomo//: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120102123822/http://www.greatcircle.com/majordomo/]]   * archive of //GreatCircle.com/majordomo//: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120102123822/http://www.greatcircle.com/majordomo/]]
  
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   * //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 et.al.   * //Managing Internet Information Services// by Cricket Liu et.al.
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majordomo_on_sdf.txt · Last modified: 2022/12/05 06:23 by hc9