Password: To change the list password
Send the following command to majordomo@calvin.edu
passwd listname old_passwd new_passwd
Example:
passwd tennis-club admin new4you
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Subscribe: To add people to your list
Send the following command to majordomo@calvin.edu
approve password subscribe listname username@calvin.edu
Example:
approve password subscribe tennis-club jc2@calvin.edu
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Unsubscribe: To remove people your list
Send the following command to majordomo@calvin.edu
approve password unsubscribe listname username@calvin.edu
Example:
approve password unsubscribe tennis-club jc2@calvin.edu
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Who: To see who is subscribed to your list
Send the following command to majordomo@calvin.edu
who listname
Example:
who tennis-club
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Additional tricks
You can send multiple commands in one e-mail to majordomo@calvin.edu
Example:
Send the following to to majordomo@calvin.edu
approve password subscribe lists e-mail1@calvin.edu
approve password subscribe lists e-mail2@calvin.edu
approve password subscribe lists e-mail3@calvin.edu
approve lpassword unsubscribe lists e-mail4@calvin.edu
approve password unsubscribe lists e-mail5@calvin.edu
Sometimes e-mail addresses are really long, and can cause some problems when trying to
subscribe or unsubscribe them. Majordomo looks at each line as a unique request, and
if the line wraps at the wrong spot, the request that it tries to process might not be
the one you intended to send.
Example:
approve password subscribe lists
reallyreally -long-e-mail-address@calvin.edu
Majordomo looks at these lines individually, and doesn't really know what
you are requesting. To fix this, add the character \ at the end of the first line,
which lets majordomo know that you're continuing this request on the next line.
Example:
approve password subscribe lists \
reallyreally -long-e-mail-address@calvin.edu
Any other questions you have can be directed to the HelpDesk (x6-8555) or send e-mail to helpdesk@calvin.edu
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Approval Commands
When Majordomo requests your approval for something, it sends you a message that includes a template of the approval message; if you concur, you simply need to replace "PASSWORD" in the template with your list password, and send the template line back to Majordomo.
The requests for approval that Majordomo generates all start with APPROVE in the "Subject:" line.
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Bounced Messages
Majordomo may bounce certain messages that people attempt to post to your mailing list. These messages may be bounced because they appear to be administrative requests (i.e., someone mailed a request to subscribe or unsubscribe to the posting address rather than to Majordomo or to the -request address), because they are too long, or for any of a number of other reasons.
Majordomo will forward these messages to you in another message whose subject line begins with the word BOUNCE; the subject line will also indicate the name of the list the message was bounced from (in case you manage more than one list) and the reason the message was bounced.
If you decide that the message is OK and should not have been bounced, then you can cause Majordomo to post it anyway by sending the message back to the posting address (NOT to the Majordomo address) with a special "Approved: password" header. To do this, follow these instructions:
- Forward the bounced message back to the list address (NOT to Majordomo).
- Edit the message to insert a line that says "Approved: password" (where "password" is the password for your list) at the top, before the original message's mail headers (a lot of other fields including things like "From:", "Subject:" among other things).
- Send this edited file back to the posting address for your list.
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Moderated Mailing Lists
If your list is moderated, then you as the list owner must approve all messages before they are posted to the list. When someone sends an e-mail to your-listname@calvin.edu the message is bounced to you for approval. To approve the message simply reply to the message with be posted to the list, you add a valid "Approved:" line and send them back, just as described above.
If you have any questions about using Mailing Lists, send them to the HelpDesk or call x6-8555. |
