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Send all of your commands to listproc@shamash.org
To send messages to the list, you send it to the list's address.

• For the name of a mailing list the example jewish-mailing is used.
• Those samples needing the name of a person use Rebecca Rosenblatt.
• When you see Password, use the password that was given to you when you joined a list.
• Where it is necessary to change a current setting to a new one, the words Current and New are used.

Please note that many of these commands require you to be a member of the list before you can use the command. This may vary from list to list also.

Several Listproc commands have alternate names, which you may have been using. These alternate names are listed as "aliases" below, and are merely synonyms.

Command	Result	Example
How do I join and leave a list?
subscribe	Adds you to a list so that you receive mail from it. (alias: join)	subscribe jewish-mailing Rebecca Rosenblatt
unsubscribe	Removes you from a list so that you do not receive mail from it. (alias: signoff)	unsubscribe jewish-mailing
What lists exist at SHAMASH?
lists (all)	Gets a list of mailing lists which includes names and brief descriptions of all of SHAMASH's Lists.	lists
lists (searching for)	Gets a list of mailing lists which contain the search keyword(s) in their name or description. [see note 1]	lists local keyword
info	Returns useful information about a list.	info jewish-mailing
which	Shows you the names of all the lists to which you are subscribed on the SHAMASH List Server.	which
What options do I have for personal settings?
set	Shows you what options you have configured for a list. (alias: query) [see note 2]	set jewish-mailing
set - address	Resets your e-mail address. [see note 3]	set jewish-mailing address password New-address
set - conceal no	Ensures that your name appears on the list of subscribers for the list.	set jewish-mailing conceal no
set - conceal yes	Conceals the fact that you are subscribed to the list.	set jewish-mailing conceal yes
set - mail ack	Ensures that you receive copies of messages which you send to the list. [see note 4]	set jewish-mailing mail ack
set - mail digest	Allows you to receive a compilation of messages as one message.	set jewish-mailing mail digest
set - mail noack	Ensures that you do not receive copies of messages that you send to the list. [see note 4]	set jewish-mailing mail noack
set - mail postpone	Leaves you subscribed to the list, but halts the receipt of mail from it.	set jewish-mailing mail postpone
set - password	Permits you to reset your password. [see note 5]	set jewish-mailing password old-password new-password
purge	Removes you from all mailing lists on the SHAMASH List Server.	purge password
How can I search and retrive information from the archives? [see note 6]
index	Returns a list of archives available for a given list.	index jewish-mailing
search	Searches an archive for the keywords provided. [see note 7]	search jewish-mailing Israel & politics
get	Allows you to retrieve a file from a list's archives.	get jewish-mailing filename
How can I get help from the listproc?
help (general)	Returns useful information about listproc commands.	help
help (a list of topics)	Returns a list of topics which have help information..	help topics
help (specific)	Returns information related to the particular command specified.	help set

Notes:

2. The Query command returns a list of personal settings just like the Set command does, but cannot be used with specific options.

3. You must send this command from the address under which you are currently subscribed. Once completed, the original address will no longer be valid; the address given in "new-address" will be used instead.

4. If you receive mail digests from the specified list, the use of this command will cause listproc to send the list's mail to you as individual messages rather than as digests.

5. First provide your current password, then your new password (remember-passwords are case-sensitive and must be typed exactly).

6. If the archives are password protected you have to add /password to the commands below

7. In order to convey the search terms you desire, you can use a single word or phrase, or a regular expression in which ^ (carat) negates whatever follows, | (vertical bar) and & (ampersand), respectively, provide logical OR and AND, < and > (lesser and greater) are used to group parts of regular expressions, and. (period) matches any character (ie a wildcard) except the new-line character.

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