What commands are available to me through email rather than the web interface?
You can get a list of them at any time by sending email to ecartis@freelists.org with “commands” in the Subject. Note that many of the commands are only available to list administrators. The list of commands is currently:
tempban (ADMIN)
Syntax: tempban <user> [<duration>] (admin only)
Temporarily ban a user for a specified duration
vacation
Syntax: vacation [<list>] [<duration>]
or: vacation <user> [<duration>] (admin only)
Set user on vacation for specified duration
setaddy
Syntax: setaddy <address>
Reset address to same user on a sub-domain
leave
Syntax: leave [<list>] [<user>]
or: leave <user> (admin only)
Alias for unsubscribe.
join
Syntax: join [<list>] [<user>]
or: join <user> (admin only)
Alias for subscribe
add
Syntax: add [<list>] [<user>]
or: add <user> (admin only)
Alias for subscribe
remove
Syntax: remove [<list>] [<user>]
or: remove <user> (admin only)
Alias for unsubscribe.
signoff
Syntax: signoff [<list>] [<user>]
or: signoff <user> (admin only)
Alias for unsubscribe.
del
Syntax: del [<list>] [<user>]
or: del <user> (admin only)
Alias for unsubscribe.
submodes
Syntax: submodes [<list>]
Show the admin specified subscription modes.
submode
Syntax: submode <mode> [<list>] [<user>]
or: submode <mode> <user> (admin only)
Subscribe to a list in an admin specified mode
subscription
Syntax: subscription [<list>] [<user>]
or: subscription <user> (admin only)
Alias for subscribe
subscribe
Syntax: subscribe [<list>] [<user>]
or: subscribe <user> (admin only)
Subscribe to a list
unsubscribe
Syntax: unsubscribe [<list>] [<user>]
or: unsubscribe <user> (admin only)
Unsubscribe from a list
appunsub
Syntax: appunsub <list> <address> <cookie>
Confirm unsubscription from list
appsub
Syntax: appsub <list> <address> <cookie>
Confirm subscription to list.
set
Syntax: set [<list>] <flag>
Sets a user variable.
unset
Syntax: unset [<list>] <flag>
Unsets a user variable.
–
Syntax: --
RFC-defined message/signature divider, ends processing of
commands.
end
Syntax: end
Ends processing of list server commands
info
Syntax: info [<list>]
or: info (admin only)
Retrieves the info for a list.
faq
Syntax: faq [<list>]
or: faq (admin only)
Retrieves the FAQ for a list. Members only.
setrole (ADMIN)
Syntax: setrole <address> <position> (admin only)
Sets the position of a user for user tracking in 'review'
setname (ADMIN)
Syntax: setname <address> <name> (admin only)
Sets the name for a user for user tracking in 'review'
which
Syntax: which
Display lists to which you are subscribed
who
Syntax: who [<list>]
Display membership for a list
help
Syntax: help
Send user the helpfile
lists
Syntax: lists
Send list of mailing lists available on this site.
commands
Syntax: commands
Send list of available commands, providing a 'cheat sheet'
for users. This takes into account any local plugins.
flags
Syntax: flags
Send list of available flags, providing a 'cheat sheet' for
users. This takes into account any local plugins.
files
Syntax: files
Send list of installed list config files. Modules are not
required to register a file in order to use it, so hidden
config files might be present.
modules
Syntax: modules
Send list of installed plugins. Plugins are not required
to list themselves in this registry, so hidden plugins may
be present.
review
Syntax: review [<list>]
Displays current list statistics.
stats
Syntax: stats [<list>]
or: stats [<address>] (admin only)
Displays current account configuration and statistics.
admin2 (ADMIN)
Syntax: admin2 <list> (admin only)
Request administrator mode and fill out wrapper.
admin (ADMIN)
Syntax: admin <list> (admin only)
Request administrator mode.
adminvfy (ADMIN)
Syntax: adminvfy <list> <cookie> (admin only)
Begin administrator mode.
become (ADMIN)
Syntax: become [<address>] (admin only)
Becomes another user, or cancels a become.
setfor (ADMIN)
Syntax: setfor <address> <flag> (admin only)
Changes settings for another user.
unsetfor (ADMIN)
Syntax: unsetfor <address> <flag> (admin only)
Changes settings for another user.
getconf (ADMIN)
Syntax: getconf <file> (admin only)
Requests an admin configuration file.
putconf (ADMIN)
Syntax: putconf <list> <cookie> (admin only)
Replaces an admin configuration file.
adminend (ADMIN)
Syntax: adminend (admin only)
Marks end of admin mode.
authpwd
Syntax: authpwd <cookie>
Authenticate a password change
password
Syntax: password <password>
Authenticates a user with the given password.
setpassword
Syntax: setpassword <newpassword>
Allows a user to set or change their password.
predigest
Syntax: predigest [<list>]
Retrieves the current digest issue in whatever state it is
currently in.
get
Syntax: get [<list>] <file>
Retrieve a specific file.
index
Syntax: index [<list>]
List available files.