UH ITS ListProc Owners Guide
Updated:
October 16, 2000
After getting approval for your list, you are ready to configure and
manage your list. As a list owner, some of your responsibilities may
include adding and deleting subscribers, approving postings, and
making files available from an archive. All of these commands are
performed by emailing to listproc@hawaii.edu
Index:
- Things to Remember
- Configuration Commands
- Management Commands
- Archives
- ILP
Things to Remember When Sending Commands
- All commands are sent as e-mail messages to
listproc@hawaii.edu
- The subject line of your e-mail message can be left blank.
- When using Pine or any other e-mail program, DO NOT use your .signature
file.
- You can configure all your list options at once with one command, but if your command totals more than 1024 characters, you have to break up the command into equivalent separate e-mail mesasges.
- If you are unable to fit a command on one line use & to indicate
that there is more on the next line.
- Remember to use the list-password. Most configuration and
management commands require it.
The Configuration Commands
To configure your new list, send e-mail to listproc@hawaii.edu with
the config command followed by your list-name, your
list-password, and one or more of its options. Different options are
seperated by commas. Remember you can use a & to continue on the next
line.
To: listproc@hawaii.edu
Cc:
Attachments:
Subject:
config list-name list-password [options], [options]
[options] include:
Complete Configuration Guide
Management Commands
Send these commands the same way
you send commands using config. Please note that each command has its
own options and requirements. Here's an example using the add
command:
To: listproc@hawaii.edu
Cc:
Attachments:
Subject:
add list-name list-password johndoe@hawaii.edu John Doe
Here's a list of management commands:
Complete Management Guide
Archiving Files
ListProc automatically saves all postings to a list into an archive. In
addition to this, list owners can also archive arbitrary files into a
list archive. A useful file could be a frequently asked
questions (FAQ) file for new users.
To add or update an existing file to your list archive:
archive list-name list-password update or add filename "description of file"
begin text
-
-
-
end text
Here's an example:
archive list-name list-password add help.txt "Help file"
This is a help file for new users.
There would now be a new file in my archive called help.txt which would have
that one sentence as its contents.
Now if users wanted to retrieve this file, they would use the get
command followed by the list name and filename.
ILP
(INTERACTIVE LIST PROCESSOR)
List owners who have an account on our uhunix systems have access to an interactive ListProc client program called ilp. This program allows you to log into Listproc, and then send commands and receive responses immediately.
Keep in mind that you have a 1 hour time limit and there is a
maximum of 50 simultaneous ilp users allowed. If you are unable to use ilp, you can use e-mail as usual to interact with Listproc.
Steps:
- Type
ilp listproc.hawaii.edu at the uhunix prompt.
- Enter your e-mail address (e.g. user@hawaii.edu).
- Enter your list-password (NOT your uhunix password).
While in ILP, you can use a hypen in lieu of your list password. For example:
CONFIG MYLISTNAMEHERE -
For more information: CREN Listproc
Guide