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21. Using <I>Sympa</I> commands</A>
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<P>
Users interact with <I>Sympa</I>, of course, when they send messages to
one of the lists, but also indirectly through administrative requests
(subscription, list of users, etc.).
<P>
This section describes administrative requests, as well as interaction
modes in the case of private and moderated lists. Administrative
requests are messages whose body contains commands understood by
<I>Sympa</I>, one per line. These commands can be indiscriminately placed
in the <A NAME="8347"></A><TT>Subject:</TT> or in the body of the message. The
<A NAME="8350"></A><TT>To:</TT> address is generally the <TT>sympadomain</TT>
alias, although it is also advisable to recognize the <TT>listservdomain</TT> address.
<P>
Example:
<P><PRE>
From: pda@prism.uvsq.fr
To: sympa@cru.fr
LISTS
INFO sympa-users
REVIEW sympa-users
QUIT
</PRE>
<P>
Most user commands have three-letter abbreviations (e.g. <TT>REV</TT> instead of <A NAME="8357"></A><TT>REVIEW</TT>).
<P>
<H1><A NAME="SECTION002210000000000000000">
21.1 User commands</A>
</H1>
<P>
<UL>
<LI><A NAME="8360"></A><TT>HELP</TT>
<P>
Provides instructions for the use of <I>Sympa</I> commands. The
result is the content of the <A NAME="8364"></A><TT>helpfile.tpl</TT> template
file.
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8367"></A><TT>INFO</TT> <I>listname</I>
<P>
Provides the parameters of the specified list (owner,
subscription mode, etc.) and its description. The
result is the content of <A NAME="8370"></A><TT>~welcome[.mime]</TT>.
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8375"></A><TT>LISTS</TT>
<A NAME="cmd-lists"></A>
<P>
Provides the names of lists managed by <I>Sympa</I>. This list
is generated dynamically, using the <A NAME="8379"></A><TT>visibility</TT>
(see <A HREF="node16.html#par-visibility">15.1.7</A>, page <A HREF="node16.html#par-visibility"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>).
The <TT>lists.tpl</TT> template defines the message return
by the <A NAME="8382"></A><TT>LISTS</TT> command.
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8385"></A><TT>REVIEW</TT> <I>listname</I>
<A NAME="cmd-review"></A>
<P>
Provides the addresses of subscribers if the run mode authorizes it.
See the <A NAME="8388"></A><TT>review</TT> parameter (<A HREF="node16.html#par-review">15.3.9</A>, page <A HREF="node16.html#par-review"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>) for the configuration file of each list,
which controls consultation authorizations for the subscriber
list. Since subscriber addresses can be abused by spammers,
it is strongly recommended that you <B>only authorize owners
to access the subscriber list</B>.
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8391"></A><TT>WHICH</TT>
<A NAME="cmd-which"></A>
<P>
Returns the list of lists to which one is subscribed,
as well as the configuration of his or her subscription to
each of the lists (DIGEST, NOMAIL, SUMMARY, CONCEAL).
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8394"></A><TT>STATS</TT> <I>listname</I>
<A NAME="cmd-stats"></A>
<P>
Provides statistics for the specified list:
number of messages received, number of messages sent,
megabytes received, megabytes sent. This is the contents
of the <A NAME="8397"></A><TT>stats</TT> file.
<P>
Access to this command is controlled by the <A NAME="8400"></A><TT>review</TT> parameter.
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8403"></A><TT>INDEX</TT> <I>listname</I>
<A NAME="cmd-index"></A>
<P>
Provides index of archives for specified list. Access rights
to this function are the same as for the <A NAME="8406"></A><TT>GET</TT>
command.
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8409"></A><TT>GET</TT> <I>listname</I> <I>archive</I>
<A NAME="cmd-get"></A>
<P>
To retrieve archives for list (see above). Access
rights are the same as for the <A NAME="8412"></A><TT>REVIEW</TT> command.
See <A NAME="8415"></A><TT>review</TT> parameter (<A HREF="node16.html#par-review">15.3.9</A>,
page <A HREF="node16.html#par-review"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>).
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8418"></A><TT>LAST</TT> <I>listname</I>
<A NAME="cmd-last"></A>
<P>
To receive the last message distributed in a list (see above). Access
rights are the same as for the <A NAME="8421"></A><TT>GET</TT> command.
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8424"></A><TT>SUBSCRIBE</TT> <I>listname firstname name</I>
<A NAME="cmd-subscribe"></A>
<P>
Requests sign-up to the specified list. The <I>firstname</I> and <I>name</I> are optional. If the
list is parameterized with a restricted subscription (see
<A NAME="8427"></A><TT>subscribe</TT> parameter, <A HREF="node16.html#par-subscribe">15.3.1</A>,
page <A HREF="node16.html#par-subscribe"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>), this command is sent to the
list owner for approval.
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8430"></A><TT>INVITE</TT> <I>listname user@host name</I>
<A NAME="cmd-invite"></A>
<P>
Invite someone to subscribe to the specified list. The
<I>name</I> is optional. The command is similar to the
<A NAME="8433"></A><TT>ADD</TT> but the specified person is not added to the
list but invited to subscribe to it in accordance with the
<A NAME="8436"></A><TT>subscribe</TT> parameter, <A HREF="node16.html#par-subscribe">15.3.1</A>,
page <A HREF="node16.html#par-subscribe"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>).
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8439"></A><TT>SIGNOFF</TT> <I>listname</I> [ <I>user@host</I> ]
<A NAME="cmd-signoff"></A>
<P>
Requests unsubscription from the specified list.
<A NAME="8442"></A><TT>SIGNOFF *</TT> means unsubscription from all lists.
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8445"></A><TT>SET</TT> <I>listname</I> <TT>DIGEST</TT>
<A NAME="cmd-setdigest"></A>
<P>
Puts the subscriber in <I>digest</I> mode for the <I>listname</I> list. Instead of receiving mail from the list
in a normal manner, the subscriber will periodically receive
it in a DIGEST. This DIGEST compiles a group of messages
from the list, using multipart/digest mime format.
<P>
The sending period for these DIGESTs is regulated by the
list owner using the <A NAME="8448"></A><TT>digest</TT> parameter (see <A HREF="node16.html#par-digest">15.4.7</A>, page <A HREF="node16.html#par-digest"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>). See the <A NAME="8451"></A><TT>SET LISTNAME MAIL</TT> command (<A HREF="node22.html#cmd-setmail">21.1</A>, page <A HREF="node22.html#cmd-setmail"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>) and the <A NAME="8454"></A><TT>reception</TT> parameter (<A HREF="node14.html#par-reception">13.4</A>, page <A HREF="node14.html#par-reception"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>).
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8457"></A><TT>SET</TT> <I>listname</I> <TT>SUMMARY</TT>
<A NAME="cmd-setsummary"></A>
<P>
Puts the subscriber in <I>summary</I> mode for the <I>listname</I> list. Instead of receiving mail from the list
in a normal manner, the subscriber will periodically receive
the list of messages. This mode is very close to the DIGEST
reception mode but the subscriber receives only the list of messages.
<P>
This option is available only if the digest mode is set.
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8460"></A><TT>SET</TT> <I>listname</I> <TT>NOMAIL</TT>
<A NAME="cmd-setnomail"></A>
<P>
Puts subscriber in <I>nomail</I> mode for the <I>listname</I> list. This mode is used when a subscriber no longer wishes
to receive mail from the list, but nevertheless wishes to retain
the possibility of posting to the list.
This mode therefore prevents the subscriber from unsubscribing
and subscribing later on. See the <A NAME="8463"></A><TT>SET LISTNAME MAIL</TT>
command (<A HREF="node22.html#cmd-setmail">21.1</A>, page <A HREF="node22.html#cmd-setmail"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>) and
the <A NAME="8466"></A><TT>reception</TT> (<A HREF="node14.html#par-reception">13.4</A>, page <A HREF="node14.html#par-reception"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>).
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8469"></A><TT>SET</TT> <I>listname</I> <TT>TXT</TT>
<A NAME="cmd-settxt"></A>
<P>
Puts subscriber in <I>txt</I> mode for the <I>listname</I> list. This mode is used when a subscriber wishes
to receive mails sent in both format txt/html and txt/plain
only in txt/plain format.
See the <A NAME="8472"></A><TT>reception</TT> (<A HREF="node14.html#par-reception">13.4</A>, page <A HREF="node14.html#par-reception"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>).
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8475"></A><TT>SET</TT> <I>listname</I> <TT>HTML</TT>
<A NAME="cmd-sethtml"></A>
<P>
Puts subscriber in <I>html</I> mode for the <I>listname</I> list. This mode is used when a subscriber wishes
to receive mails sent in both format txt/html and txt/plain
only in txt/html format.
See the <A NAME="8478"></A><TT>reception</TT> (<A HREF="node14.html#par-reception">13.4</A>, page <A HREF="node14.html#par-reception"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>).
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8481"></A><TT>SET</TT> <I>listname</I> <TT>URLIZE</TT>
<A NAME="cmd-seturlize"></A>
<P>
Puts subscriber in <I>urlize</I> mode for the <I>listname</I> list. This mode is used when a subscriber wishes
not to receive attached files. The attached files are replaced by
an URL leading to the file stored on the list site.
<P>
See the <A NAME="8484"></A><TT>reception</TT> (<A HREF="node14.html#par-reception">13.4</A>, page <A HREF="node14.html#par-reception"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>).
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8487"></A><TT>SET</TT> <I>listname</I> <TT>NOT_ME</TT>
<A NAME="cmd-not-me"></A>
<P>
Puts subscriber in <I>not_me</I> mode for the <I>listname</I> list. This mode is used when a subscriber wishes
not to receive back the message that he has sent to the list.
<P>
See the <A NAME="8490"></A><TT>reception</TT> (<A HREF="node14.html#par-reception">13.4</A>, page <A HREF="node14.html#par-reception"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>).
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8493"></A><TT>SET</TT> <I>listname</I> <TT>MAIL</TT>
<A NAME="cmd-setmail"></A>
<P>
Puts the subscriber in normal mode (default) for the <I>listname</I> list. This option is mainly used to cancel the
<I>nomail</I>, <I>summary</I> or <I>digest</I> modes. If the subscriber
was in <I>nomail</I> mode, he or she will again receive
mail from the list in a normal manner. See the <A NAME="8496"></A><TT>SET LISTNAME NOMAIL</TT> command (<A HREF="node22.html#cmd-setnomail">21.1</A>,
page <A HREF="node22.html#cmd-setnomail"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>) and the <A NAME="8499"></A><TT>reception</TT>
parameter (<A HREF="node14.html#par-reception">13.4</A>, page <A HREF="node14.html#par-reception"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>).
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8502"></A><TT>SET</TT> <I>listname</I> <TT>CONCEAL</TT>
<A NAME="cmd-setconceal"></A>
<P>
Puts the subscriber in <I>conceal</I> mode for the
<I>listname</I> list. The subscriber will then become
invisible during <A NAME="8505"></A><TT>REVIEW</TT> on this list. Only owners
will see the whole subscriber list.
<P>
See the <A NAME="8508"></A><TT>SET LISTNAME NOCONCEAL</TT> command (<A HREF="node22.html#cmd-setnoconceal">21.1</A>, page <A HREF="node22.html#cmd-setnoconceal"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>) and
the <A NAME="8511"></A><TT>visibility</TT> parameter (<A HREF="node16.html#par-visibility">15.1.7</A>,
page <A HREF="node16.html#par-visibility"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>).
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8514"></A><TT>SET</TT> <I>listname</I> <TT>NOCONCEAL</TT>
<A NAME="cmd-setnoconceal"></A>
<P>
Puts the subscriber in <I>noconceal</I> mode (default)
for <I>listname</I> list. The subscriber will then
become visible during <A NAME="8517"></A><TT>REVIEW</TT> of this list. The
<I>conceal</I> mode is then cancelled.
<P>
See <A NAME="8520"></A><TT>SET LISTNAME CONCEAL</TT> command (<A HREF="node22.html#cmd-setconceal">21.1</A>, page <A HREF="node22.html#cmd-setconceal"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>) and
<A NAME="8523"></A><TT>visibility</TT> parameter (<A HREF="node16.html#par-visibility">15.1.7</A>,
page <A HREF="node16.html#par-visibility"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>).
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8526"></A><TT>QUIT</TT>
<A NAME="cmd-quit"></A>
<P>
Ends acceptance of commands. This can prove useful when
the message contains additional lines, as for example in
the case where a signature is automatically added by the
user's mail program (MUA).
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8529"></A><TT>CONFIRM</TT> <I>key</I>
<A NAME="cmd-confirm"></A>
<P>
If the <A NAME="8532"></A><TT>send</TT> parameter of a list is set to <TT>privatekey, publickey</TT> or <TT>privateorpublickey</TT>,
messages are only distributed in the list after an
<A NAME="8535"></A>authentication phase by return mail, using a
one-time password (numeric key). For this authentication,
the sender of the message is requested to post the ``<A NAME="8536"></A><TT>CONFIRM</TT> <I>key</I>'' command to <I>Sympa</I>.
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8540"></A><TT>QUIET</TT>
<P>
This command is used for silent (mute) processing: no
performance report is returned for commands prefixed with
<A NAME="8543"></A><TT>QUIET</TT>.
<P>
</LI>
</UL>
<P>
<H1><A NAME="SECTION002220000000000000000">
21.2 Owner commands</A>
</H1>
<P>
Some administrative requests are only available to list owner(s).
They are indispensable for all procedures in limited access mode,
and to perform requests in place of users.
These comands are:
<P>
<UL>
<LI><A NAME="8546"></A><TT>ADD</TT> <I>listname user@host firstname name</I>
<A NAME="cmd-add"></A>
<P>
Add command similar to <A NAME="8549"></A><TT>SUBSCRIBE</TT>.
You can avoid user notification by using the <A NAME="8552"></A><TT>QUIET</TT>
prefix (ie: <A NAME="8555"></A><TT>QUIET ADD</TT>).
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8558"></A><TT>DELETE</TT> <I>listname user@host</I>
<A NAME="cmd-delete"></A>
<P>
Delete command similar to <A NAME="8561"></A><TT>SIGNOFF</TT>.
You can avoid user notification by using the <A NAME="8564"></A><TT>QUIET</TT>
prefix (ie: <A NAME="8567"></A><TT>QUIET DELETE</TT>).
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8570"></A><TT>REMIND</TT> <I>listname</I>
<A NAME="cmd-remind"></A>
<P>
<A NAME="8573"></A><TT>REMIND</TT> is used by list owners in order to send
an individual service reminder message to each subscriber. This
message is made by parsing the remind.tpl file.
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8576"></A><TT>REMIND</TT> <I>*</I>
<P>
<A NAME="8579"></A><TT>REMIND</TT> is used by the listmaster to send to each subscriber of any list a single
message with a summary of his/her subscriptions. In this case the
message sent is constructed by parsing the global_remind.tpl file.
For each list, <I>Sympa</I> tests whether the list is configured as hidden
to each subscriber (parameter lparam visibility). By default the use
of this command is restricted to listmasters.
Processing may take a lot of time !
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8583"></A><TT>EXPIRE</TT>
<A NAME="cmd-expire"></A>
<P>
<I>listname</I>
<I>age (in days)</I>
<I>deadline (in days)</I>
(listname) (age (in days)) (deadline (in days))
<I>explanatory text to be sent to the subscribers concerned</I>
<P>
This command activates an <A NAME="8586"></A>expiration process
for former subscribers of the designated list. Subscribers
for which no procedures have been enabled for more than
<I>age</I> days receive the explanatory text appended
to the <A NAME="8587"></A><TT>EXPIRE</TT> command. This text, which must be
adapted by the list owner for each subscriber population,
should explain to the people receiving this message that
they can update their subscription date so as to not be
deleted from the subscriber list, within a deadline of
<I>deadline</I> days.
<P>
Past this deadline, the initiator of the <A NAME="8590"></A><TT>EXPIRE</TT>
command receives the list of persons who have not confirmed
their subscription. It is up to the initiator to send
<I>Sympa</I> the corresponding <A NAME="8594"></A><TT>DELETE</TT> commands.
<P>
Any operation updating the subscription date of an address
serves as confirmation of subscription. This is also the
case for <A NAME="8597"></A><TT>SET</TT> option selecting commands and for
the <A NAME="8600"></A><TT>SUBSCRIBE</TT> subscription command itself. The fact
of sending a message to the list also updates the subscription
date.
<P>
The explanatory message should contain at least 20 words;
it is possible to delimit it by the word <A NAME="8603"></A><TT>QUIT</TT>,
in particular in order not to include a signature, which
would systematically end the command message.
<P>
A single expiration process can be activated at any given
time for a given list. The <A NAME="8606"></A><TT>EXPIRE</TT> command
systematically gives rise to <A NAME="8609"></A>authentication
by return mail. The <A NAME="8610"></A><TT>EXPIRE</TT> command has <B>no effect on the subscriber list</B>.
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8613"></A><TT>EXPIREINDEX</TT> <I>listname</I>
<A NAME="cmd-expireindex"></A>
<P>
Makes it possible, at any time, for an expiration process
activated using an <A NAME="8616"></A><TT>EXPIRE</TT> command to receive the
list of addresses for which no enabling has been received.
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8619"></A><TT>EXPIREDEL</TT> <I>listname</I>
<A NAME="cmd-expiredel"></A>
<P>
Deletion of a process activated using the <A NAME="8622"></A><TT>EXPIRE</TT>
command. The <A NAME="8625"></A><TT>EXPIREDEL</TT> command has no effect on
subscribers, but it possible to activate a new expiration
process with new deadlines.
<P>
</LI>
</UL>
<P>
As above, these commands can be prefixed with <A NAME="8628"></A><TT>QUIET</TT> to
indicate processing without acknowledgment of receipt.
<P>
<H1><A NAME="SECTION002230000000000000000"></A>
<A NAME="moderation"></A>
<BR>
21.3 Moderator commands
</H1>
<P>
If a list is moderated, <I>Sympa</I> only distributes messages enabled by one of
its moderators (editors). Moderators have several
methods for enabling message distribution, depending on the <A NAME="8632"></A><TT>send</TT> list parameter (<A HREF="node16.html#par-send">15.3.8</A>, page <A HREF="node16.html#par-send"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>).
<P>
<UL>
<LI><A NAME="8635"></A><TT>DISTRIBUTE</TT> <I>listname</I> <I>key</I>
<A NAME="cmd-distribute"></A>
<P>
If the <A NAME="8638"></A><TT>send</TT> parameter of a list is set to <TT>editorkey</TT> or <TT>editorkeyonly</TT>, each message queued
for <A NAME="8641"></A>moderation is stored in a spool (see <A HREF="node6.html#cf:queuemod">5.6.3</A>, page <A HREF="node6.html#cf:queuemod"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="1" ALT="[*]" SRC="crossref.png"></A>), and linked
to a key.
<P>
The <A NAME="8642"></A>moderator must use this command to enable
message distribution.
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8643"></A><TT>REJECT</TT> <I>listname</I> <I>key</I>
<A NAME="cmd-reject"></A>
<P>
The message with the <I>key</I> key is deleted from the
moderation <A NAME="8646"></A>spool of the <I>listname</I>
list.
<P>
</LI>
<LI><A NAME="8647"></A><TT>MODINDEX</TT> <I>listname</I>
<A NAME="cmd-modindex"></A>
<P>
This command returns the list of messages queued for
moderation for the <I>listname</I> list.
<P>
The result is presented in the form of an index, which
supplies, for each message, its sending date, its sender,
its size, and its associated key, as well as all
messages in the form of a digest.
<P>
</LI>
</UL>
<P>
See also the
<A NAME="tex2html105"
HREF="http://listes.cru.fr/admin/moderation.html">recommendations for moderators</A>.
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