Email List Commands

Requesting Information and Subscribing to Lists

To obtain information about lists, an email must be sent to imailsrv@physics.montana.edu, with the subject line blank and the body of the message containing the desired command. The following may be obtained from the list server:

  • Get general help about the list-server
  • Get specific help about a particular list
  • Get a list of all the subscribers to a particular list
  • Subscribe to a subscriber list
  • Unsubscribe from a subscriber list
    ( Display list names disabled for security reasons)

Command examples

The following examples assume there is a list named "beer" at physics.montana.edu. The commands must be typed into the body of the message like below:-

  • To get general help from the list server:

    TO: imailsrv@physics.montana.edu
Subject:
Body text: help
  • To display the names of all of the lists on the list server:  (Command disabled)
     
  • To get a list of users subscribed to a specific list, "beer" in this case: 

    TO: imailsrv@physics.montana.edu
    Subject: 
Body text: list beer
  • To get help for a specific list: 

    TO:imailsrv@physics.montana.edu
    Subject: 
Body text: help beer
  • To subscribe to the list: 

    TO: imailsrv@physics.montana.edu
    Subject:
Body text: Subscribe beer Fred Farkle
  • To unsubscribe from the list: 

    TO: imailsrv@physics.montana.edu
    Subject:
Body text: Unsubscribe beer Fred Farkle
  • To unsubscribe from a list that allows unsubscribes based on the Subject line. 

    TO: imailsrv@physics.montana.edu
Subject:[:password:]Unsubscribe beer
  • To receive a digest of messages sent to the list, enter a command in the form of set mode digest listname. For example, 
    TO:imailsrv@physics.montana.edu
    Subject: 
Body text: set mode digest beer
  • To cancel digest mode and receive messages as they are sent to the list, enter a command in the form of set mode standard listname. For example, 
    TO: imailsrv@physics.montana.edu 
    Subject: 
Body text: set mode standard beer

Commands for the Use of the List Owner (or Moderator)

  • To unsubscribe a user from the list: 

    TO:   imailsrv@physics.montana.edu
Subject:
Body text: Unsubscribe beer  userid@physics.montana.edu