The commands in the following table serve to help you manage your Temple Listserv discussion group. To issue a command, e-mail the command to listserv@listserv.temple.edu, which is the system that handles the Listserv groups at Temple. Note that you must use the e-mail account that identifies you as the Listserv owner.
add listname
subscriber's-e-mail-address subscriber's-first-name last-name
(e.g., add econ101 jdoe@aol.com Joe Doe) |
Adds a subscriber to the list and sends notice to the subscriber. Also see quiet add. |
del listname subscriber's-e-mail-address
(e.g., del econ101 jdoe@aol.com) |
Deletes a subscriber from the list and sends
notice to the subscriber. Also see quiet del. |
get listname (nolock
(e.g., get econ101 (nolock) |
Requests a list of all subscribers, including concealed ones. Make sure to include the (nolock command so the list does not become locked. Also see review. |
query listname for subscriber's-e-mail-addres
(e.g., query econ101 for jdoe@aol.com) |
Checks and sends a listing of the subscriber's current settings, such as whether they receive the digest or mail. |
quiet add listname
subscriber's-e-mail-address subscriber's-first-name last-name
(e.g., quiet add econ101 jdoe@aol.com Joe Doe) |
Adds a subscriber to the list but does not send notice to the subscriber.
Also see add. |
quiet del listname subscriber's-e-mail-address
(e.g., quiet del econ101 jdoe@aol.com) |
Deletes a subscriber from the list but does not
send notice to the subscriber. Also see del. |
quiet del listname *
(e.g., quiet del econ101 * ) |
Deletes all subscribers from the
list. Note that there is a space before and after the asterisk (*). |
review listname
(e.g., review econ101) |
Requests a list of current subscribers. Note that subscribers can also use this command. |
set listname digest for subscriber's-e-mail-address
(e.g., set econ101 digest for jdoe@aol.com) |
Changes subscriber options to receive the digest once a day instead of postings as they are sent. Subscriber will receive notice of change. |
set listname mail for subscriber's-e-mail-address
(e.g., set econ101 mail for jdoe@aol.com) |
Changes subscriber options to receive list postings as they are sent. (Also see set listname digest command.) Subscriber will receive notice of change. |
