List Server

The List server tab lets you set the list server's basic settings. The tab consists of the List server and Allowed Commandssections.

Figure. List server level management: List server tab.

List Server Section

Field

Description

Alias

A unique identifier for the account within the domain.

Description

A short description of the account.

Owner

The email address of the list server owner.

Multiple addresses can be specified, separated by semicolons.

This address is used for replies from the list server and also for confirmation messages.

Source

Select whether this list server will serve all mailing lists on this server or only a sub-set:

  • All domain mailing lists. Select this option to have this single list server serving all mailing lists on this domain.

  • Mailing lists from text file. Select this option if you want to have multiple list servers serving different sub-sets of domains or you only want this list server to serve a subset of mailing lists. The text file containing the mailing list(s) to be served is selected in the next option.

List file

By default, this option is left blank, allowing all mailing lists within the domain to be administered just by this list server.

If you need to have multiple list servers controlling different sets of mailing lists, you should create a list file specifying which mailing list accounts are controlled by this list server.

Each mailing list address should be specified on a separate line, as shown below:

list1@domain.com
list2@domain.com

Subscription

Select a type of subscription confirmation:

  • No confirmation: subscription (or Join) requests are processed without any confirmation.

  • User confirmed: subscription requests will only be processed if the subscribing email came directly from the subscribing email address. This stops users from subscribing other people to the list.

  • Owner confirmed: subscriptions requests must be confirmed via email by the owner of the mailing list.

Command in Subject

Checked by default, only the Subject header of an incoming message will be checked for a command.

If you uncheck this option, commands must be contained within the body of the message and multiple commands can be issued.

Allowed Commands Section

Check all the commands you wish to allow people to use on this list server.

Note: Join, Leave and Vacation/NoVacation commands are not available when the Source feature (Management > Mailing Lists > {mailing list} > Mailing List) is set to Members from database.

These commands are case insensitive.

Detailed commands descriptions are given below.

Command and

Description

Usage

JOIN, SUBSCRIBE, JOIN-DIGEST, SUBSCRIBE-DIGEST

The join or subscribe commands are issued by users who wish to join a mailing list.

Adding JOIN - DIGEST to the command will cause the subscriber to receive one daily message containing all the messages for that day.

Note: This option only works if the mailing list has the DIGEST mailing list option set.

When the Owner confirmed subscription option is set, a confirmation message is sent to the owner of the list for approval.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JOIN|SUBSCRIBE [password] {list name}, [email address], [full name], [rights],[parameters]

  • Values in italics are optional.

  • The action on omission of a password will depend on the Subscription option selected (see above).

  • If email address is omitted, the sending address will be used.

  • Rights are set as follows:

    • 0 - no access at all

    • 1 - Read only

    • 2 - Post only

    • 3 - Read and Post

    • 4 - Digest only

    • 5 - Read and Digest

    • 6 - Post and Digest

    • 7 - Read, Post and Digest

If rights are omitted the default value of 3 –Read and Post is used.

  • Parameters are used for personalized mailing lists, multiple variables can be entered using & as a delimiter

  • Example:

    JOIN listpass newsletter@domain.com,me@mydomain.com,My Name,7,name=John&city=London

LEAVE, UNSUBSCRIBE, LEAVE-DIGEST, UNSUBSCRIBE-DIGEST

Allows users to leave a mailing list.

UNSUBSCRIBE|LEAVE [password] {list name}, [mail address]

LISTS

Allows a user to obtain a list of all the mailing lists that are served by this list server.

LISTS [password]

WHICH

Allows a user to retrieve a list of all mailing lists which he/she has subscribed.

WHICH [password] [mail address]

REVIEW, RECIPIENTS

Allows a user to retrieve a list of subscribers to a mailing list.

REVIEW|RECIPIENTS [password] {list}

HELP

Allows a user to retrieve a list of all list server commands (as on this page).

This response can be customized using the List server help field under the Options tab.

HELP [password]

BLACKLIST or WHITELIST (BL or WL)

Allows a user to add/remove email addresses to/from his individual Black & White List rules.

BLACKLIST [password] {email}, [sender], ["remove"]
or
WHITELIST [password],{email}, [sender], ["remove"]

VACATION or NOVACATION

Allows a user to temporarily stop receiving messages.

Issue the VACATION command to stop receiving and the NOVACATION command to start receiving again.

This can also be used where somebody is subscribed to a mailing list with two addresses but only wishes to receive messages to one account. He/she should issue the VACATION command from the other address.

VACATION [password] {list name}, [mail address]

NOVACATION [password] {list name}, [mail address]