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Note that all ListProcessor commands must be sent to a ListProcessor server, listproc@host.domain, for processing -- for example, to listproc@listproc.net. They must not be sent to a mailing list, since mail to a mailing list goes to all the subscribers to that list. Commands are sent as the body of an e-mail message to a ListProc server. ListProcessor ignores the subject line, so you may use whatever subject is useful for your purposes.
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Using ListProcessor highlights the most common commands for the CREN ListProcessor discussion-list and file-management software, also known as ListProc. Many ListProcessor commands have aliases for your convenience. (see "Additional documentation", below); a few of these aliases are noted herein.
In this reference, ListProcessor commands are shown in this
typeface, with italics used for any command
options and arguments which are to be replaced by the user. The minimum
command abbreviations are in UPPERCASE. The actual commands
are case-insensitive. For example, the command SUB is the same
as sub or subscribe. Optional arguments and
keywords are enclosed in brackets ([...]) and alternatives
separated by a vertical bar ( | ), both of which must be
omitted when the actual command is used. The list explore@listproc.net
has been created for experimenting with ListProc. The term "local lists"
refers to lists hosted by the ListProcessor with which you are communicating;
"remote" lists are those hosted by other ListProcessors. Commands which relate
to remote lists are forwarded to the appropriate ListProcessor when there is
adequate information.
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The information in Using ListProcessor may be supplemented through ListProcessor's HELP command. Printer-formatted versions of the ListProcessor User Manual and the ListProcessor User Reference Card are available in plain text, , PostScript, and RTF versions via anonymous ftp and Gopher from info.cren.net, along with other ListProcessor reference materials. The ListProcessor User Reference Card is also available as plain text, PostScript, and RTF. The ftp files for the User Manual are /listproc/userman for the plain-text version, and /listproc/userman.ps and ...rtf for PostScript and RTF versions, respectively; for the Card, replace "userman" by "usercard" in these file names. Set the card's orientation to landscape before printing the RTF version. Send a GET listproc userman or ...usercard command to listproc@listproc.net (see Archive Commands) to get a copy of the plain-text version of the manual or card via e-mail. Additional documentation is described in ListProc Description..
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HELp topic
returns information about the topic selected, if available.
HELp
returns a brief description of every ListProcessor command
(when no topic is specified).
HELp TOPICS
returns a list of all the topics for which help is
available.
HELp LISTProc
returns information about ListProcessor and other
list-management systems.
HELp LIVe
returns information about accessing ListProcessor
interactively.
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LISts [local]
Lists all "visible" local lists, with a one-line description of
each list.
LISts global
Lists all "visible" local lists and all remote lists known to
the server, with a one line description of each list. Warning: This is a
large file!
LISts local|global [keywords]
Adding keywords to the LISts command causes
ListProcessor to return only those lists containing the keywords in its
list-name, address, and one-line description. Multiple keywords separated by
spaces are treated as a logically ANDed, i.e. only lists identified by ALL the
keywords will be returned. Regular expressions (see SEArch
command) may also be used to combine keywords. You must specify
local or global in a LISts
command if you use keywords.
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REView list-name [SHOrt|DEScription|SUBscribers]
REView list-name
returns a full description of the intended purpose of the list
list-name (if provided by the list owner), the
attributes which determine how the list operates, and (if you're a subscriber
or they're available to non-subscribers) the list of non-concealed subscribers
to the list.
REView list-name SHOrt|DEScription
returns only the description of the intended purpose of the
list (if available) and the attributes of the list (no subscriber
information)
REView list-name SUBscribers
returns only the non-concealed subscribers to the list, if
they're available to you. For "peered" lists, your command will be forwarded
to the other participating server(s) (except when using ilp).
INFormation list-name
returns general information about the list. The text
of this message is created by one of the list owners. Hence,
information will be available for a list only if the owner has
submitted a description for that list.
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SUBscribe list-name your-name Alias:
JOIn
adds you to the list that you specify by replacing
list-name with the list-name (that part of the e-mail
address of the list to the left of the @-sign). Replace
your-name with your real name (up to 4 words show on a
REView). ListProc gets your e-mail address from the From: header of
your message. For example, if your name is Joan S. Doe, you would subscribe to
the list circuses@barnum.com by sending mail with the single line
sub circuses Joan S. Doe as the body of an e-mail message to
listproc@barnum.com or your local ListProc. If your local ListProc does
not know about the list circuses, it will send you a message to that
effect, and you will have to send your subscription message directly to
listproc@barnum.com.
UNSubscribe list-name Alias:
SIGNOFF
removes you from the list whose list-name
you specify
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SET list-name [option arg
[args]] Alias: QUEry
With no option or arguments specified, SET
list-name or QUEry list-name
returns a list of all of your current subscription options for the
specified list, if you are subscribed.
SET list-name MAIL ACK|NOACK|DIGEST|POSTPONE
The MAIL option requires one of the arguments
ACK, NOACK, DIGEST, or
POSTPONE. The argument ACK causes ListProc to
include you in the distribution of each message you send to a list;
NOACK causes ListProc not to include you when you send the
message. Thus, Set dummy mail ack causes you to receive a
copy of each message you send to the list dummy. The
DIGEST option causes you to receive your mail from the
specified list in the "digest" collection of messages (including messages you
sent to the list) whenever that digest is distributed. SET
list-name MAIL POSTPONE causes listproc to exclude you from all
list distributions until you send another set list-name
mail command with one of the other arguments.
SET list-name PASsword old-password
new-password
changes your list password. Your initial password, if needed,
is supplied in the message you receive confirming your subscription.
Subscriber passwords are case-sensitive and may contain only upper- and
lower-case alphabetic characters, numbers, and the special characters hyphen,
at -sign, pound-sign, colon, semicolon ( - @ # : ;).
SET list-name ADDress password
new-address
change your registered e-mail address.
SET list-name CONceal YES|NO
If yes, REView
list-name will NOT include your name.
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PURge password
removes you from all local lists. This command
requires a password valid for any one of the local lists to which you
are subscribed.
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A ListProcessor archive may contain the archives of a list discussion, in which case it will usually be replaced, in archive commands, by the list-name (though a few sites organize their list archives differently), or it may contain other files which have been stored for search and retrieval using ListProc. The optional password parameter shown in archive commands is omitted except when the specified archives have been password protected for privacy, in which case the password associated with the archive must be supplied in the commands, preceeded by a slash.
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INDex archive [/password]
[-ALL]
This command generates a list of the files in the selected
archive, or in the master archive if no archive is specified in the command.
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SEArch [archive] [/password] [-ALL]
[pattern]
Search all files of the specified archive (and, if
-all is specified, all of its subarchives) for lines that
match pattern. Pattern may be a single word or string,
or a regular expression (see the ListProcessor User Manual) in which
^ (carat) negates whatever follows, |
(vertical bar) and & (ampersand), respectively, provide
logical OR and AND, < and > (lesser and
greater) are used to group parts of regular expressions, and.
(period) matches any character except the new-line character.
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GET [archive] file [/password]
Alias: SENdme
gets you the specified file from the
specified archive by e-mail
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AFD action {[archive] [/password]
[file]}
in which action is
add|delete|review|query. This adds or deletes your
subscription for Automatic File Delivery, by e-mail, of
the specified file (from the specified archive) each time it is changed, sends
you (review) the AFD subscribers to
file, or sends you a list of files for which you are
AFD'ed (action=query, no
file).
FUI action {[archive] [/password]
[file]}
behaves like AFD, but only File
Update Information (notification) is sent each time the
specified file is changed, not the whole file.
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