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Below are all the LISTSERV INSTRUCTIONS: Take a fool's advice and go to John's web page just as Barb Knight so kindly gives you instructions to do. Don't feel badly if you don't understand it, it's written in "Parkinese". just me, the fool offering you this free advice, Marjorie 67/58/55 >Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 23:03:38 -0400 >From: "L-Soft list server at UofT (1.8d)" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: File: "LISTSERV REFCARD" >To: Marjorie Moorefield <[log in to unmask]> > > LISTSERV(R) System Reference Library, release 1.8d > -------------------------------------------------- > Copyright L-Soft international, 1986-1998 > > Last update: 19 Aug 1998 > > ************************************************************ > * * > * LISTSERV command reference cards: * > * * > *-> LISTSERV REFCARD: General user commands * > * LISTOWNR REFCARD: List and file management commands * > * LISTMAST REFCARD: Commands for the LISTSERV administrat* > * * > ************************************************************ > >Commands are listed in alphabetical order, with the minimum acceptable >abbreviation in capital letters. Angle brackets are used to indicate >optional parameters. All commands which return a file accept an optional >'F=fformat' keyword (without the quotes) that lets you select the format >in which you want the file sent; the default format is normally >appropriate in all cases. Some esoteric, historical or seldom-used >commands and options have been omitted. > >List subscription commands (from most to least important) >--------------------------------------------------------- >SUBscribe listname <full_name> Subscribe to a list, or change > your name if already > subscribed > ANONYMOUS -> Subscribe anonymously > Following either <full_name> or ANONYMOUS, you may specify > individual subscription options (DIGEST, MIME, etc): > <WITH opt1 opt2...> -> With specified options > >SIGNOFF Remove yourself: > listname - From the specified list > * - From all lists on that > server > * (NETWIDE - From all lists in the > network > >SET listname options Alter your subscription >options: > ACK/NOACK/MSGack -> Acknowledgements for > postings > CONCEAL/NOCONCEAL -> Hide yourself from REVIEW > DIGests/INDex/NODIGests/NOINDex -> Ask for digests or message > indexes rather than getting > messages as they are posted > HTML/NOHTML -> Prefer/avoid HTML mail > (especially HTML indexes) > Mail/NOMail -> Toggle receipt of mail > MIME/NOMIME -> Prefer/avoid MIME format > (especially MIME digests) > REPro/NOREPro -> Copy of your own postings? > TOPICS: ALL -> Select topics you are > <+/->topicname subscribed to (add/remove > one or replace entire list) > >CHange Change your e-mail address: > listname newaddr -> On the specified list only > * newaddr -> On all lists hosted here > >Options for mail headers of incoming postings (choose one): > FULLhdr or FULL822 -> "Full" (normal) mail > headers > IETFhdr -> Internet-style headers > SHORThdr or SHORT822 -> Short headers > DUALhdr -> Dual headers, useful > with PC > or Mac mail programs > SUBJecthdr -> Normal header with list > name > in subject line > >CONFIRM listname1 <listname2 <...>> Confirm your subscription > (when LISTSERV requests it) > >Other list-related commands >--------------------------- >GETPOST listname ref1 <ref2 <...>> Order individual messages from > list archives > >INDex listname Sends a directory of available > archive files for the list, if > postings are archived > >Lists <option> Send a list of lists as >follows: > (no option) -> Local lists only, one line > per list > Detailed -> Local lists, full > information > returned in a file > Global /xyz -> All known lists whose > name or > title contains 'xyz' > SUMmary <host> -> Membership summary for all > lists on specified host > SUMmary ALL -> For all hosts (long output, > send request via mail!) > SUMmary TOTAL -> Just the total for all > hosts > >Query listname Query your subscription options > for a particular list (use the > SET command to change them) > * -> Query all lists you are > subscribed to on that > server > >REGister full_name Tell your name to LISTSERV, so > that you don't have to specify > it on subsequent SUBSCRIBE's > OFF Make LISTSERV forget your name > >REView listname <(options> Get information about a list > BY sort_field -> Sort list in a certain > order: > Country by country of origin > Date by subscription date > Name by name (last, then first) > NODEid by hostname/nodeid > Userid by userid > BY (field1 field2) -> You can specify more > than one > sort field if enclosed in > parentheses: BY (NODE NAME) > Countries -> Synonym of BY COUNTRY > LOCal -> Don't forward request to > peers > Msg -> Send reply via interactive > messages (BITNET users > only) > NOHeader -> Don't send list header > Short -> Don't list subscribers > TOPics -> Include breakdown of > subscribers per topic > >SCAN listname text Scan a list's membership for a > name or address > >SEArch listname word1 <word2 <...>> Search list archives > or: word1 <word2 <...>> IN listname > FROM date1 -> From this date > TODAY -> From today > TODAY-7 -> In the last 7 days > TO date2 -> To this date > WHERE > SUBJECT CONTAINS xxxx -> Only this subject > AND/OR > SENDER CONTAINS xxxx -> Only this author > Complex boolean operations are > supported, see database guide > >STats listname <(options> Get statistics about a list >(VM) > LOCal -> Don't forward to peers > >Informational commands >---------------------- >Help Obtain a list of commands > >INFO <topic> Order a LISTSERV manual, or get > <listname> a list of available ones > (if no > topic was specified); or get > information about a list > >Query File fn ft <filelist> <(options> Get date/time of last update of > a file, and GET/PUT file > access > code > FLags -> Get additional technical > data (useful when reporting > problems to experts) > >RELEASE Find out who maintains the > server and the version of the > software and network data > files > >SHOW <function> Display information as follows: > ALIAS node1 <node2 <...>> -> BITNET nodeid to Internet > hostname mapping > BITEARN (VM only) -> Statistics about the > BITEARN > NODES file > DISTribute -> Statistics about DISTRIBUTE > DPATHs host1 <host2 <...>> -> DISTRIBUTE path from that > server to specified host(s) > DPATHs * -> Full DISTRIBUTE path tree > FIXes (VM only) -> List of fixes installed > on the > server (non-VM see LICENSE) > HARDWare or HW -> Hardware information > LICense -> License/capacity > information > and software build date > LINKs node1 <node2 <...>> -> Network links at the BITNET > node(s) in question > NADs node1 <node2 <...>> -> Addresses LISTSERV > recognizes > as node administrators > NETwork (VM only) -> Statistics about the NJE > network > NODEntry node1 <node2 <...>> -> BITEARN NODES entry for the > specified node(s) > NODEntry node1 /abc*/xyz -> Just the ':xyz.' tag > and all > tags whose name starts with > 'abc' > PATHs snode node1 <node2 <...>> -> BITNET path between 'snode' > and the specified node(s) > POINTs <ALL | list1 list2...> -> Graduated license point > information for planning > STATs -> Usage statistics > (default option) > VERSion -> Same as RELEASE command > (no function) -> Same as SHOW STATS > >Commands related to file server functions >----------------------------------------- >AFD Automatic File Distribution > ADD fn ft <filelist <prolog>> Add file or generic entry to > your AFD list > DELete fn ft <filelist> Delete file(s) from your AFD > list (wildcards are supported) > List Displays your AFD list > > For node administrators: > FOR user ADD/DEL/LIST etc Perform requested function on > behalf of a user you have > control over (wildcards are > supported for DEL and LIST) > >FUI File Update Information: same > syntax as AFD, except that FUI > ADD accepts no 'prolog text' > >GET fn ft <filelist> <(options> Order the specified file or > package > PROLOGtext xxxx -> Specify a 'prolog text' > to be > inserted on top of the file > >GIVE fn ft <filelist> <TO> user Sends a file to someone else > >INDex <filelist> Same as GET xxxx FILELIST > (default is LISTSERV FILELIST) > >PW function Define/change a "personal > password" for protecting > AFD/FUI > subcriptions, > authenticating PUT > commands, and so on > ADD firstpw -> Define a password for the > first time > CHange newpw <PW=oldpw> -> Change password > RESET -> Reset (delete) password > >SENDme Same as GET > >Other (advanced) commands >------------------------- >DATAbase function Access LISTSERV database: > Search DD=ddname <ECHO=NO> -> Perform database search > (see INFO DATABASE for more > information on this) > List -> Get a list of databases > available from that server > REFRESH dbname -> Refresh database index, if > suitably privileged > >DBase Same as DATABASE > >DISTribute <type> <source> <dest> <options> Distribute a file or a mail > message to a list of users > (see > INFO DIST for more details on > the syntax) > Type: > MAIL -> Data is a mail message, and > recipients are defined > by '<dest>' > FILE -> Data is not mail, > recipients > are defined by '<dest>' > RFC822 -> Data is mail and recipients > are defined by the RFC822 > 'To:'/'cc:' fields > Source: > DD=ddname -> Name of DDname holding the > data to distribute > (default: > 'DD=DATA') > Dest: > <TO> user1 <user2 <...>> -> List of recipients > <TO> DD=ddname -> One recipient per line > Options for the general user: > ACK=NOne/MAIL/MSG -> Acknowledgement level > (default: ACK=NONE) > CANON=YES -> 'TO' list in > 'canonical' form > (uid1 host1 uid2 host2...) > DEBUG=YES -> Do not actually perform the > distribution; returns debug > path information > INFORM=MAIL -> Send file delivery > message to > recipients via mail > TRACE=YES -> Same as DEBUG=YES, but file > is actually distributed > Options requiring privileges: > FROM=user -> File originator > FROM=DD=ddname -> One line: 'address name' > >FOR user command Execute a command on behalf of > another user (for node > administrators) > >SERVE user Restore service to a disabled > user > >THANKs Check the server is alive > >UDD Access the User Directory > Database (there are 18 > functions > and many sub-functions, so the > syntax is not given here) > >Syntax of parameters >-------------------- >filelist = 1 to 8 characters from the following set: A-Z 0-9 $#@+-_: >fformat = Netdata, Card, Disk, Punch, LPunch, UUencode, XXencode, VMSdump, > MIME/text, MIME/Appl, Mail >fn = same syntax as 'filelist' >ft = same syntax as 'filelist' >full_name = firstname <middle_initial> surname (*not* your e-mail address) >host = Internet hostname >listname = name of an existing list >node = BITNET nodeid or Internet hostname of a BITNET machine which > has taken care of supplying a ':internet.' tag in its BITEARN > NODES entry >pw = A password with characters from the set: A-Z 0-9 $#@_-?!|% >user = Any valid Internet address not longer than 80 characters; if > omitted, the 'hostname' part defaults to that of the command > originator