mlist

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NAME

mlist - CLI to mMails mailing list functionality

SYNOPSIS

mlist COMMAND [LIST PERMISSION CONFIG]

DESCRIPTION

Remark:

To check if mlist service is properly installed, use /usr/sbin/mmail list.

mlist provides the following commands:
add LIST EMAIL

Add list member EMAIL to LIST.

announce LIST PERMISSION

announces a new mailling list. The list has to be provided as a file with name LIST. PERMISSION describes who is allowed to use the mailling list.

config LIST CONFIG

Set config parameters to LIST. To set a value use PARAM=VALUE format. To unset a configuration just supply the paramter name. Available config parameters are:

SENDER: Set envelope sender.

SUBJECT_PREFIX: Add this string to the subject of the mail.

FROM: Set mail header From value.

REPLY_TO: Set mail header Reply-To value. For this parameter the following spacial values are allowed: SENDER: sets Reply-To to the original envelope sender. FROM: sets Reply-To to the original header From.

delete LIST

deletes list LIST. Only the system link is deleted, user data remains.

get LIST

Return list members

info LIST

provides information on LIST: list location, permission information.

list

check mlist installation and print a list of all mailing lists.

update

If the content of the file LIST is updated, this has to be finished by calling ’mlist update’. For any other changes re-announce the list.

Parameters:

EMAIL

valid email of new list user

LIST

file name of the mailling list

PERMISSION

all|list|PERMFILE

all: everybody is allowed to use the mailling list

list: all list members are allowed to use the mailling list

PERMFILE: file name of a list of email addresses that are permitted to use the mailling list

CONFIG

To set a value use PARAM=VALUE format. To unset a configuration just supply the paramter name.

SEE ALSO

mmail(8)

FILES

The LIST or PERMFILE file contains email addresses line by line. There are two possible formats:

user@host.com

Real Name<user@host.com>

AUTHOR

Michael Wagner (michael@wagnertech.de)