Siebel School - Mail Lists

List of the commands of the Sympa mail interface

All commands are to be sent at sympa@lists.siebelschool.illinois.edu.

It is possible to send several commands in a single message. Commands are to be entered in the message body (one command per line).

Commands for users

HELP: receive a list of all available commands

LISTS: receive a list of all lists managed on the server

WHICH: receive a list of all lists to which you are subscribed

CONFIRM key: confirm sending of a message (according to the way the list is configured)

QUIT: indicates the end of the commands (used to ignore a signature)

INFO list: get information about the list

REVIEW list: receive a list of all list members

SUBSCRIBE list name: subscription (or subscription confirmation) to the list

INVITE list email: invite someone to subscribe to the list

UNSUBSCRIBE list email: unsubscribe from the list. The email address is required only if you want to unsubscribe with an address other than the address with which you send the message

UNSUBSCRIBE * email: unsubscribe from all the lists to which you are subscribed

SET list NOMAIL: suspend receipt of the list's messages

SET list DIGEST: receive messages in digest mode

SET list DIGESTPLAIN: receive messages in digest mode (plain text)

SET list SUMMARY: only receive the message list

SET list NOTICE: only receive the message subjects

SET list MAIL: normal message delivery mode

SET list CONCEAL: become unlisted (hidden subscriber address)

SET list NOCONCEAL: subscriber address visible via REView

INDEX list: receive the list of the archive files

GET list file: receive a file of the list archive

LAST list: receive the list's most recent message

Commands for list owners

ADD list email name: add a member to the list

DEL list email: remove a subscriber from the list

STATS list: check the statistics for the list

REMIND list: send to all subscribers a personalized reminder with the address with which he/she is subscribed to the list

Commands for list moderators

DISTRIBUTE list key: approve of a message

REJECT list key: reject a message to be moderated

MODINDEX list: check the list of messages to be moderated