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            LISTSERV(R) System Reference Library, release 1.8e
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                 Copyright L-Soft international, 1986-2002

                         Last update: 19 Apr 2002

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       *                                                          *
       * LISTSERV command reference cards:                        *
       *                                                          *
       *-> LISTSERV REFCARD: General user commands                *
       *   LISTOWNR REFCARD: List and file management commands    *
       *   LISTMAST REFCARD: Commands for the LISTSERV administrat*
       *                                                          *
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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               Subscribe to a list, or change
                                                your name if already subscribed
                       ANONYMOUS                -> Subscribe anonymously

              Following either  or ANONYMOUS, you may specify
              individual subscription options (DIGEST, MIME, etc):

                             -> 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 >       Confirm your subscription
                                                (when LISTSERV requests it)

Other list-related commands
---------------------------
GETPOST      listname ref1 >   Order individual messages from
                                                list archives

              There is a single option:

              NOMIME                            Retrieve messages in "raw" form,
                                                ie, do not re-encode MIME
                                                attachment links (pre-1.8e
                                                behavior)

INDex        listname                          Sends a directory of available
                                                archive files for the list, if
                                                postings are archived

Lists                                  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                     -> 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
              ALL                               -> List both concealed and non-
                                                   concealed subscribers (list
                                                   owners/site maintainers only)

SCAN         listname text                     Scan a list's membership for a
                                                name or address

SEArch       listname word1 >      Search list archives
         or:  word1 > 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                                    Order a LISTSERV manual, or get
                                      a list of available ones (if no
                                                topic was specified); or get
                                                information about a list

Query        File fn ft  <(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                                 Display information as follows:
              ALIAS node1 >         -> BITNET nodeid to Internet
                                                   hostname mapping
              BITEARN (VM only)                 -> Statistics about the BITEARN
                                                   NODES file
              DISTribute                        -> Statistics about DISTRIBUTE
              DPATHs host1 >        -> 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 >         -> Network links at the BITNET
                                                   node(s) in question
              NADs node1 >          -> Addresses LISTSERV recognizes
                                                   as node administrators
              NETwork (VM only)                 -> Statistics about the NJE
                                                   network
              NODEntry node1 >      -> 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 >   -> BITNET path between 'snode'
                                                   and the specified node(s)
              POINTs      -> 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 >  Add file or generic entry to
                                                your AFD list
              DELete fn ft            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  <(options>       Order the specified file or
                                                package
              PROLOGtext xxxx                   -> Specify a 'prolog text' to be
                                                   inserted on top of the file

GIVE         fn ft   user        Sends a file to someone else

INDex                                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            -> Change password
              RESET                             -> Reset (delete) password

SENDme                                         Same as GET

Other (advanced) commands
-------------------------
DATAbase     function                          Access LISTSERV database:
              Search DD=ddname         -> 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        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 ''
              MAIL-MERGE                        -> Data is a mail-merge message.
                                                   See the Developer's Guide to
                                                   LISTSERV for specifics.
              FILE                              -> Data is not mail, recipients
                                                   are defined by ''
              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:
               user1 >          -> List of recipients
               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
              AV=YES<,FORCE>                    -> (1.8e Classic and later)
                                                   Check the message for
                                                   viruses. See the Developer's
                                                   Guide to LISTSERV for
                                                   specifics.
              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  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