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If you wish to change any of your settings on any jiscmail or mailtalk account (including removing your name), simply send an e-mail to the list containing one or more of the command lines available. For Example To: [log in to unmask]; Subject: Unsubscribe RECORDS-MANAGEMENT-UK Text: Unsubscribe RECORDS-MANAGEMENT-UK ------------------------ This will unsubscribe you from the "RECORDS-MANAGEMENT-UK list": Specifying an asterisk instead of a list name will remove you from ALL Mailtalk lists. Note: Since Listserv extracts your email address automatically, you must send the command from the same email address as you are subscribed to the list under. A full list of the most popular commands is listed below for your convienience, Best wishes, Paul COMMAND REFERENCE Following are the most commonly used Listserv commands. Each command is followed by its syntax. Angled brackets indicate a required parameter and square brackets an optional parameter. SUBSCRIBER COMMANDS SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE <listname> <forename surname> [WITH opt1 opt2 etc] Subscribe to a list. Can also be used to change your name if you are already on the list. You can specify options using the WITH command. Note: Your email address is automatically taken from your email, as is your name if present. Example 1: SUBSCRIBE arts-list Joe Bloggs This is the standard subscription, in this case subscribing to the list - "arts-list" with the name "Joe Bloggs". Example 2: SUBSCRIBE arts-list Joe Bloggs WITH DIGESTS NOHTML This subscribes you to "arts-list" and specifies that you wish to receive postings to the list in DIGEST form and want to avoid HTML. The full list of WITH options can be seen under the SET command below. UNSUBSCRIBE UNSUBSCRIBE <listname> Remove yourself from a list. Specifying an asterisk instead of a list name will remove you from ALL Mailtalk lists. Note: Since Listserv extracts your email address automatically, you must send the command from the same email address as you are subscribed to the list under. Example 1: UNSUBSCRIBE arts-list This will remove you from the list "arts-list". SET SET <listname> <opt1> [opt2 etc] Alters your subscription options for one or all lists. Example 1: SET * NOMAIL This command sets you to NOMAIL for ALL lists you are subscribed to. ACK/NOACK Acknowledgements for postings CONCEAL/NOCONCEAL Hide yourself from REVIEW HTML/NOHTML Prefer/avoid HTML format, especially in digests MAIL/NOMAIL Toggle receipt of mail MIME/NOMIME Prefer/avoid MIME format, especially in digests DIGESTS/NODIGESTS Receive postings in digest form INDEX/NOINDEX Receive message indexes REPRO/NOREPRO Copy of your own postings FULL/SHORT/SUBJ Mail header style QUERY QUERY <listname> Request details of your list subscriptions. Example 1: QUERY * Returns details of ALL lists you are subscribed to, along with your subscription options. CHANGE CHANGE <listname> <newaddress> Changes your email address on the specified list. Note: You must send this command from the email address that you wish to change from. Example 1: CHANGE * [log in to unmask] Change your address to [log in to unmask] on ALL lists. OWNER COMMANDS ADD [QUIET] ADD <listname> <address> [full name] [QUIET] ADD <listname> DD=ddname IMPORT Add users to one of your lists. The word QUIET, when placed before the command, stops any confirmations being sent out. Example 1: ADD arts-list [log in to unmask] Joe Bloggs Adds Joe Bloggs to the "arts-list" list with the email address "[log in to unmask]". A confirmation message would be sent to him. Example 2: QUIET ADD arts-list DD=ddname IMPORT //ddname DD * [log in to unmask] Joe Bloggs [log in to unmask] John Smith /* This is what's known as a "Bulk Add". In this case, 2 subscribers are added to the "arts-list" without sending them a confirmation. DEL [QUIET] DEL <listname> <address> [QUIET] DEL <listname> DD=ddname Delete users from one of your lists. The word QUIET, when placed before the command, stops any confirmations being sent out. Example 1: DEL arts-list [log in to unmask] Removes "[log in to unmask]" from the "arts-list" list and sends him a confirmation. Example 2: QUIET DEL arts-list DD=ddname //ddname DD * [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] /* This is what's known as a "Bulk Delete". In this case, 2 subscribers are removed from the "arts-list" without sending them a confirmation. GET GET <listname> (HEADER Gets the specified list header to enable a list owner to view or change the list configuration. Note: This command locks the list header until either it is replaced using the PUT command, or the UNLOCK command is issued. Example 1: GET arts-list (HEADER Get the "arts-list" list header. PUT PUT <listname> LIST PW=<password> Replaces the specified list header. The password is your Listserv password, registered via the web interface or with the PW command. Note: When you perform a GET command the header is sent to you in the correct format for a subsequent PUT. It is therefore strongly recommended that you copy the contents of that email into a new email and amend the relevant parts from there. Example 1: PUT arts-list LIST PW=waterfall * header line 1 * header line 2 * etc Replaces the "arts-list" list header where your Listserv password is "waterfall". UNLOCK UNLOCK <listname> Unlocks the specified list header that was locked by a previous GET command. Example 1: UNLOCK arts-list Unlocks the "arts-list" list header. HOLD HOLD <listname> Holds a list, preventing new postings from being processed until a FREE command is sent. This can be useful if you want to stop postings from getting through to the list while investigating a problem. Example 1: HOLD arts-list Holds the list "arts-list". FREE FREE <listname> Frees a list that has been held by the HOLD command or by Listserv. Example 1: FREE arts-list Frees the list "arts-list". FILE/ARCHIVE COMMANDS INDEX INDEX <listname> Returns a list of available files and archives for the specified list. Example 1: INDEX arts-list Returns index for "arts-list". GET GET [<listname>\]<file name> Retrieve a file or achive. Example 1: GET arts-list\minutes.txt Request a file called "minutes.txt" belonging to "arts-list". Example 2: GET arts-list.log0211 Requests the November 2002 archive file for the "arts-list" list. PUT PUT <file name> <listname> PW=<password> Update a file or achive. Example 1: PUT minutes.txt arts-list PW=waterfall text text etc Replace the file "minutes.txt" belonging to the "arts-list". Note: The first line of the email must contain the PUT command and the subsequent lines are the actual lines that will appear in the file you are updating. SEARCH SEARCH <listname> <word1> [word2 etc] [more options below] Search a list's message archives. Example 1: SEARCH arts-list constable turner Searches the archives of "arts-list" for the words "constable" & "turner". Additional options can be appended to the above syntax in many combinations. These are: FROM date1 TO date2 Between and including the specified dates, eg: FROM 01/10/2002 TO 01/11/2002 FROM TODAY Search only today's posts FROM TODAY-7 Search in the last 7 days WHERE SUBJECT CONTAINS xxxxx Match where subjects contains "xxxxx" WHERE SENDER CONTAINS xxxxx Match where sender contains "xxxxx" AND/OR Can be used to separate multiple WHERE conditions OTHER COMMANDS PW PW ADD <password> PW CHANGE newpassword PW=oldpassword Registers a new, or changes an existing, Listserv password, registered against your email address. Example 1: PW ADD waterfall Registers the new password "waterfall". Example 2: PW CHANGE eclipse PW=waterfall Changes your existing "waterfall" password to "eclipse". REVIEW REVIEW <listname> Returns a list of subscribers on the specified list. Example 1: REVIEW arts-list Reveals the subscribership of "arts-list". LISTS LISTS Returns a list of non-confidential lists on the Mailtalk service. The full Listserv documentation on commands can be viewed in the LSoft manual here. COMMAND REFERENCE Following are the most commonly used Listserv commands. Each command is followed by its syntax. Angled brackets indicate a required parameter and square brackets an optional parameter. SUBSCRIBER COMMANDS SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE <listname> <forename surname> [WITH opt1 opt2 etc] Subscribe to a list. Can also be used to change your name if you are already on the list. You can specify options using the WITH command. Note: Your email address is automatically taken from your email, as is your name if present. Example 1: SUBSCRIBE arts-list Joe Bloggs This is the standard subscription, in this case subscribing to the list - "arts-list" with the name "Joe Bloggs". Example 2: SUBSCRIBE arts-list Joe Bloggs WITH DIGESTS NOHTML This subscribes you to "arts-list" and specifies that you wish to receive postings to the list in DIGEST form and want to avoid HTML. The full list of WITH options can be seen under the SET command below. UNSUBSCRIBE UNSUBSCRIBE <listname> Remove yourself from a list. Specifying an asterisk instead of a list name will remove you from ALL Mailtalk lists. Note: Since Listserv extracts your email address automatically, you must send the command from the same email address as you are subscribed to the list under. Example 1: UNSUBSCRIBE arts-list This will remove you from the list "arts-list". SET SET <listname> <opt1> [opt2 etc] Alters your subscription options for one or all lists. Example 1: SET * NOMAIL This command sets you to NOMAIL for ALL lists you are subscribed to. ACK/NOACK Acknowledgements for postings CONCEAL/NOCONCEAL Hide yourself from REVIEW HTML/NOHTML Prefer/avoid HTML format, especially in digests MAIL/NOMAIL Toggle receipt of mail MIME/NOMIME Prefer/avoid MIME format, especially in digests DIGESTS/NODIGESTS Receive postings in digest form INDEX/NOINDEX Receive message indexes REPRO/NOREPRO Copy of your own postings FULL/SHORT/SUBJ Mail header style QUERY QUERY <listname> Request details of your list subscriptions. Example 1: QUERY * Returns details of ALL lists you are subscribed to, along with your subscription options. CHANGE CHANGE <listname> <newaddress> Changes your email address on the specified list. Note: You must send this command from the email address that you wish to change from. Example 1: CHANGE * [log in to unmask] Change your address to [log in to unmask] on ALL lists. OWNER COMMANDS ADD [QUIET] ADD <listname> <address> [full name] [QUIET] ADD <listname> DD=ddname IMPORT Add users to one of your lists. The word QUIET, when placed before the command, stops any confirmations being sent out. Example 1: ADD arts-list [log in to unmask] Joe Bloggs Adds Joe Bloggs to the "arts-list" list with the email address "[log in to unmask]". A confirmation message would be sent to him. Example 2: QUIET ADD arts-list DD=ddname IMPORT //ddname DD * [log in to unmask] Joe Bloggs [log in to unmask] John Smith /* For any technical queries re JISC please email [log in to unmask] For any content based queries, please email [log in to unmask]