List Help Command
Information
12/02/08
| Lists are handled by a special software package designed to make the use and maintenance of a list require as little intervention by owner of the list as possible. To this end, a number of commands are provided to allow people to do such things as add or remove themselves from a list or to see who else is on the list. This page explains how to send commands to a list and details what commands are available. | ||||
| Commands are sent by email to a special address and NOT to the actual list. The subject line of the email is ignored but it is useful to put something there to remind you what it was you are trying to do. The command you wish to send is put as the text of the message. The commands that can be sent are specified below. Some commands require only one word while others require additional information to be provided. | ||||
| Here are the details on using a list. | ||||
| When you see listname, that means you must put the name of the list there. | ||||
Where
to Address the email
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| All commands are sent to the following address: | ||||
| STServ@MetroWestChess.org | ||||
| What should be on the Subject Line | ||||
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No
subject information is required. We suggest you put something there
to indicate what command you are sending. You may want to save it to
use again later. |
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| What should be in the actual message. | ||||
| The chart below shows you what your choices are. | ||||
| This is what goes in the message | This is what it does | |||
| Subscribe listname | Adds yourself to a list | |||
| Unsubscribe listname | Removes yourself from a list | |||
| Help | Get the general Help. | |||
| Help listname | Get the Help for the specific List | |||
| List | Shows you the names of all the Lists | |||
| List listname | Shows you who is on each list (if enabled) | |||
| Examples | |||
| To Subscribe to the News list | |||
| TO: | STServ@MetroWestChess.org | ||
| Subject: | Subscribe me to the MCC News List | ||
| In the body of the message | Subscribe News_List | ||
| To Un-Subscribe to the News list | |||
| TO: | STServ@MetroWestChess.org | ||
| Subject: | Un-Subscribe me from the MCC News List | ||
| In the body of the message | UnSubscribe News_List | ||
| To get the names of all the lists | |||
| TO: | STServ@MetroWestChess.org | ||
| Subject: | Get the names of all the lists at the MCC | ||
| In the body of the message | List | ||
| To get the HELP instructions | |||
| TO: | STServ@MetroWestChess.org | ||
| Subject: | The Help Instructions for MCC Lists | ||
| In the body of the message | Help News_List | ||