How to Subscribe/Unsubscribe

Adding your name to a mailing list -- or removing your name from one -- is an automated process managed by a software package called Majordomo. Majordomo is very efficient, but it can only understand your message if you type carefully and provide just the information needed to fulfill your request.

If you have trouble getting the proper response to your message, it's always worthwhile to check your typing carefully and try sending your message a second time.

ADDRESS

Address your message to "[email protected]".

SUBJECT

Majordomo ignores the "subject" line of your message. What you type here may be useful to you if you keep a log your messages, but it has no effect on Majordomo's response.

MESSAGES

These are the basic messages you can use.

And how majordomo interprets them.

Note that some lists restrict what they allow Majordomo to do. One list may let you send instructions on behalf of others or ask questions about others, while a second list may only allow Majordomo to discuss your own subscriptions with you.

subscribe list_name

Subscribe the sender of this message to this list.

Sample message: subscribe music
Interpretation: make me a subscriber to the music list

subscribe list_name subscriber_address

Make this address a subscriber to this list.

Sample message: subscribe music [email protected]
Interpretation: make Elvis a subscriber to the music list

unsubscribe list_name

Unsubscribe the sender of this message from this list.

Sample message: unsubscribe biology
Interpretation: remove me from the subscribers to the biology list

unsubscribe list_name subscriber_address

Delete this address from this list's subscribers.

Sample message: unsubscribe biology [email protected]
Interpretation: remove Darwin from the subscribers to the biology list

which

Return a report of which lists the sender subscribes to.

Sample message: which
Interpretation: tell me all the lists I belong to

which subscriber_address

Return a report of which lists this address subscribes to

Sample message: which [email protected]
Interpretation: tell me all the lists Picasso belongs to

info list_name

Return general introductory information about this list.

Sample message: info astrology
Interpretation: tell me about the astrology list

lists

Return a report of lists served by this Majordomo server.

Sample message: lists
Interpretation: tell me the lists Majordomo manages on this server

help

Send back a more complete list of the commands Majordomo understands.

Sample message: help
Interpretation: tell me all the commands Majordomo understand

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