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SubscriberCommandsThe following commands are presented in a list-independent manner. To customize each command for any specific list, replace the word LISTNAME with the name of your list. The domain shown in each example is "hades.listmoms.net"; if your list is hosted in a different domain, then you will need to replace "hades.listmoms.net" with the correct domain for your list. Some of the commands include examples, which you can view by clicking on the "example" tag. Most of the commands simply show an e-mail address; for those commands, all you need to do is send an e-mail from your subscribed e-mail address to the address shown. Note: All commands must include the word "Gazelle" in the Subject line. "Gazelle" is case insensitive (may be "gazelle," "GAZELLE," etc.), but must be spelled properly. If the word "Gazelle" does not appear somewhere on the Subject line, then the server will ignore the entire message; you will not receive a bounce or error message (or any other form of reply) when that happens. This anti-spam measure is designed to prevent the server from responding to forged e-mails, and applies only to commands that are sent to the server, not to posts that are sent to the list. SUBSCRIBING: the following command must be sent from the address that you wish to subscribe
join-LISTNAME@hades.listmoms.net UNSUBSCRIBING: the following command must be sent from the address that you wish to unsubscribe
leave-LISTNAME@hades.listmoms.net NOTE: if you are unable to send mail from your subscribed address, first do an "update email" command to update your subscription to your new e-mail address, and then send the "leave" command
SETTING SUBSCRIPTION TO "MAIL" MODE: the server will send you individual messages as they are posted
LISTNAME-mail@hades.listmoms.net SETTING SUBSCRIPTION TO "DIGEST" MODE: the server will send you one big message at the end of the day (1:00am ET, to be exact), containing all of the messages that were posted that day
LISTNAME-digest@hades.listmoms.net SUSPENDING MAIL FROM THE LIST: this setting is useful if you plan to be away for an indeterminate period of time
LISTNAME-suspend@hades.listmoms.net LISTNAME-nomail@hades.listmoms.net RESUMING MAIL FROM THE LIST: this command will restore e-mail delivery from the list; the server will automatically restore the mail setting--i.e., MAIL or DIGEST--that was active at the time that you originally suspended delivery
LISTNAME-resume@hades.listmoms.net VACATION MODE: example use this command when you want to suspend mail from the list until a predetermined date
Send the following command in the body of an e-mail to the Gazelle server at LISTNAME-commands@hades.listmoms.net: set vacation resume=YYYYMMDD ...where "YYYYMMDD" is the date on which you want mail delivery to resume (see examples). When mail delivery is resumed, it will automatically be restored to the delivery mode (i.e., MAIL or DIGEST) that was in effect at the time that the "set vacation" command was originally issued. PROGRAMMABLE MAIL MODE: the Programmable Mail Mode feature is not yet implemented
ACKNOWLEDGMENT: the following command tells the server to send you a confirmation message whenever your posts are distributed
LISTNAME-ack@hades.listmoms.net this command turns off confirmation messages
LISTNAME-noack@hades.listmoms.net RECEIVING COPIES OF YOUR OWN POSTS: the following command tells the server to send you copies of your own posts
LISTNAME-repro@hades.listmoms.net this command tells the server to not send you copies of your own posts
LISTNAME-norepro@hades.listmoms.net TURNING SUBJECT TAGS ON OR OFF: this command inserts "[LISTNAME]" (or similar text) at the beginning of the Subject line on all messages sent to the list
LISTNAME-tags@hades.listmoms.net this command turns off Subject tags
LISTNAME-notags@hades.listmoms.net RETRIEVING A CUSTOMIZED VERSION OF THIS DOCUMENT: the version you receive will contain commands that are customized for your specific list
LISTNAME-welcome@hades.listmoms.net CHANGING/UPDATING YOUR SUBSCRIBED E-MAIL ADDRESS: use this command to update the e-mail address where you received posts from the list
From your new e-mail address, send the following command in the body of an e-mail to the Gazelle server at LISTNAME-commands@hades.listmoms.net: update email oldemail=OLD_EMAIL_ADDRESS ...where "OLD_EMAIL_ADDRESS" is your currently subscribed address--i.e., the "old" e-mail address that needs to be changed. The e-mail address may be typed in upper, lower, or mixed case. So, for example, if your old e-mail address is "bobsmith@olddomain.com" and your new e-mail address is "robertsmith@newdomain.com" and you list you're subscribed to is "equestrians," then you would send the following command FROM "robertsmith@newdomain.com" TO "equestrians-commands@hades.listmoms.net" with "Gazelle" in the Subject line and the following command in the body of the message: update email oldemail=bobsmith@olddomain.com SETTING YOUR PASSWORD: not yet implemented Send the following command in the body of an e-mail to the Gazelle server at LISTNAME-commands@hades.listmoms.net: set password=MYPASSWORD ...where "mypassword" is the password you wish to set, and may be in upper, lower, or mixed case. NOTE: Once you set a password, then ALL of the commands above must have the following command as the first line in the message body:
login MYPASSWORD RETRIEVING YOUR SETTINGS: this command will send you a summary of your settings on the list
LISTNAME-query@hades.listmoms.net NOTE: the output of the "query" command includes the password that you have set (if any) on this list -- thus, the query command is particularly useful if you have forgotten your password!
SEARCHING THE ARCHIVES: There are multiple versions of the Search Command. The simplest is shown below; click here for the full set.
search TEXT ...where TEXT is the text you wish to search for. NOTE: Each day's messages are added to the archive at 0200 (2AM) Eastern Time the next morning. So if a message posts to the list at 2200 (10PM) ET, it will not be available in the archives for 4 hours. *** END *** |