List user email commands

This section contains a comprehensive list of list user email commands. Please note this is a lengthy list. The square brackets are to separate variables for clarity and should be removed when submitting commands to the Sympa server

HELP

Provides instructions for the use of Sympa commands.

INFO [listname]

Provides the parameters of the list specified (owner, subscription mode, etc.) and its description.

LISTS

Provides the names of lists managed by the mailing lists service which the user is authorized to see. List owners may not choose to make their list(s) visible.

REVIEW [listname]

Provides the names and addresses of list subscribers. Since subscriber addresses can be abused by spammers, it is strongly recommended that you only authorize owners to access the subscriber list.

WHICH

Returns the list of lists to which one is subscribed, as well as the configuration of his or her subscription to each of the lists (DIGEST, NOMAIL, SUMMARY, CONCEAL).

STATS [listname]

Provides statistics for the specified list: number of messages received, number of messages sent, megabytes received, megabytes sent.

INDEX [listname]

Provides index of archives for the list specified.

GET [listname] archive

To retrieve archives for list (see above).

LAST [listname]

To receive the last message distributed in a list (see above). Access to this command may be restricted by the listowner.

SUBSCRIBE [listname] [Firstname] [lastname]

Requests sign-up to the specified list. The firstname and lastname parameters are optional. If the list is configured with a restricted subscription, this command is sent to the list owner for approval.

INVITE [listname] [email@address]

Invites someone to subscribe to the list specified. The name parameter is optional. The command is similar to ADD, but the person specified is not added to the list but invited to subscribe to it instead.

UNSUBSCRIBE [listname] [ email@address]

Requests unsubscription from the specified list. UNSUBSCRIBE * means unsubscription from all lists.

SET [listname] DIGEST

Puts the subscriber in "digest" mode for the "listname" list. Instead of receiving email from the list in a normal manner, the subscriber will periodically receive it in a digest. The sending period for these digests is regulated by the list owner.

SET [listname] SUMMARY

Puts the subscriber in "summary" mode for the "listname" list. Instead of receiving email from the list in a normal manner, the subscriber will periodically receive the list of messages. This mode is very close to the DIGEST reception mode, but the subscriber only receives the list of messages.

SET [listname] NOMAIL

Puts subscriber in "nomail" mode for the "listname" list. This mode is used when a subscriber no longer wants to receive email from the list, but nevertheless wishes to retain the possibility of posting to the list. This mode therefore prevents the subscriber from unsubscribing and subscribing later on

SET [listname] TXT

Puts subscriber in "txt" mode for the "listname" list. This mode is used when a subscriber wishes to receive emails sent in both format, txt/html and txt/plain only, in txt/plain format.

SET [listname] HTML

Puts subscriber in "html" mode for the "listname" list. This mode is used when a subscriber wishes to receive emails sent in both format, txt/html and txt/plain only, in txt/html format.

SET [listname"]URLIZE

Puts subscriber in "urlize" mode for the "listname" list. This mode is used when a subscriber wishes not to receive attached files. The attached files are replaced by a URL leading to the file stored on the list site.

SET [listname] NOT_ME

Puts subscriber in "not_me" mode for the "listname" list. This mode is used when a subscriber wishes not to receive back the message that he/she has sent to the list.

SET [listname] MAIL

Puts the subscriber in "normal" mode (default) for the "listname" list. This option is mainly used to cancel the "nomail", "summary" or "digest" modes. If the subscriber was in "nomail" mode, he or she will receive email from the list in a normal manner again.

SET [listname] CONCEAL

Puts the subscriber in "conceal" mode for the "listname" list. The subscriber will then become invisible during "REVIEW" on this list. Only owners will see the whole subscriber list.

SET [listname] NOCONCEAL

Puts the subscriber in "noconceal" mode (default) for the "listname" list. The subscriber will then become visible during "REVIEW" of this list. The "conceal" mode is therefore cancelled.

QUIT

Ends acceptance of commands. This can be useful when the message contains additional lines, as for example in the case where a signature is automatically added by the user's email program.

CONFIRM key

If the listowner has set the list up for key-based posting, then messages are only distributed in the list after an authentication phase by return e-mail, using a one-time password (numeric key). For this authentication, the sender of the message is requested to post the CONFIRM key command to Sympa to 'release' the message for distribution.

QUIET

This command is used for silent (mute) processing: no performance report is returned for commands prefixed with "QUIET".