List Server Remote Commands

Subscribers to a mailing list (or would-be subscribers) can send the SLmail listserver mail messages to join, leave, or change their options on specific mailing lists. Through the use of Listserver commands, sent to the mail server via standard email messages, mailing list subscribers can essentially administer their own subscription.

The format of the mail is as follows:

To: listserver@<domain>

Subject line: ignored (should be blank)

Mail contents: commands in the following format.

COMMAND
DESCRIPTION
Subscribe <list> <name>
Subscribe to the specified list, with the specified User Name.
Unsubscribe <list>
Unsubscribe to the specified list.
Set <list> <options>
Set the options for the specified list.
REPRO
Reproduce submitted articles.
NOREPRO
Don’t reproduce articles.
ACK
Send short acknowledgment notice.
NOACK
Send no acknowledgment notice.
MAIL
Receive articles from list.
NOMAIL
Don’t allow mail from list.
CONCEAL
Conceal presence on list.
NOCONCEAL
Disable conceal option.
DIGEST
Enable digest for user.
NODIGEST
Disable digest for user.
  • uery <list>
lquery
Display the currently selected options for the current user on the specified list.
Review <list>
List the current members of the specified list.
Info commands
This listing.
info lists
List available mailing lists on the server
Help
Returns this information
Stats <Listname>
staticstics
Compiles a list of the current statistics for users on the list
Default list <list>
Set the default list for some of the operations.
ADMINISTRATOR COMMANDS
NOTE: When sending Administrative Commands, multiple commands may be sent within a single message. For example:

To: listserv
From: listowner
Subject: Admin

Admin mylist mypassword
Mreview list
Show list pusers
admin <list> <password>
ladmin <password>
Get into administration mode for the list.
set <list> <options>
Same as for the normal set, with additions:
ADMIN – set the member to administer the list
NOADMIN – remove administrative priveleges from the user.
Mquery <list> <user> <options>
Set the options for a given user. Same as set, except with a member other than the one performing the administration.
Mreview <list>
Review the users on a list in administrative mode.
show <list> <options>
Show items of the list if they match certain criteria. Options:
Pusers – users currently pending
Approve <user> - approve a user from pending status to member status.
Reject <user> - reject a user from pending status; refuse member status.

Related Topics

Adding Members to a Mailing List

Changing a Mailing List Member's Address

Creating a Mailing List

Deleting Members from a Mailing List

Mailing Lists

Mailing List Options

Maintaining Mailing Lists

Membership Options