Hi Folks (& Ian Manners who wondered),
In case you are wondering why I would bother to try the "who"
command, what happened is this:
My desk-top computer seems to be having modem trouble and so
does my ISP. My alternate computer is an old IBM Think-pad 380ED
that has its uses; it has fewer, or at least different, modem problems,
and I wanted to send a contribution to the group.
So happens I got the address wrong, and the reply I got from Listar
was this (directly below)
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** Listar HELP FILE **
By Jeremy Blackman, JT Traub and Ryan T. Dean
TO GET A LIST OF LISTS:
Send a message to the listar account on the server with a
subject
of "lists". A list of lists hosted by the server will be returned
to you.
TO SUBSCRIBE TO A LIST:
Send a message to the listar account on the server (you can
just
reply to this message). In the subject field, enter "subscribe
[listname]". Or, you can send a message to "[listname]-
request"
with a subject of "subscribe".
TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM A LIST:
Send a message to the listar account on the server (you can
just
reply to this message). Enter "unsubscribe [listname]" in the
subject field. You can also send a message to
"[listname]-request" with a subject of "unsubscribe".
While you should NOT send your unsubscribe command to the
list
itself, Listar will attempt to trap such erroneous postings and
forward them to the list administrators for proper handling.
TO GET A DIGEST EVERY DAY:
Send a message to the listar account on the server with a
subject
of "set [listname] digest". This will turn on digests, and you
will receive a digest however often the server is configured to
send them.
TO STOP GETTING A DIGEST:
Send a message to the listar account on the server with a
subject
of "unset [listname] digest". This will turn off digest mode,
and
instead you will receive an eMail every time something is
posted
to the list.
TO GET A DIGEST AND NORMAL POSTS:
Send a message to the listar account on the server with a
subject
of "set [listname] digest2". This will activate digest mode with
normal posting. As each message is posted to the list it will
be
sent to you, and you will receive a digest as well. This flag
should be used INSTEAD of digest, NOT IN ADDITION TO.
To stop receiving digests in addition to normal posts, send a
message to the listar account with a subject of "unset
[listname]
digest2". You will go back to receiving normal posts.
TO FIND OUT WHO IS ON A LIST:
Send a message to the listar account on the server with a
subject
of "who [listname]". You will receive a list of people
subscribed
to the list who are not hidden. Admins will be able to see
everbody, including those hidden.
TO HIDE ON A LIST:
Send a message to the listar account on the server with a
subject
of "set [listname] hidden". You will no longer appear on WHO
queries to the listserver. No one (except Admins) will know
you
are subscribed to the list unless you post to it (in which case
those people on the list will know you posted if nothing else).
TO STOP HIDING ON A LIST:
Send a message to the listar account on the server with a
subject of
"unset [listname] hidden". You will then show up on WHO
queries
to the listserver.
TO GO ON VACATION:
Send a message to the listar account on the server with a
subject of
"set [listname] vacation". You will remain subscribed to the
list
but will not receive any eMail as long as this flag is set. To
come back from vacation, eMail the listar account with a
subject of
"unset [listname] vacation".
TO CHECK ON YOUR OWN STATUS:
Send a message to the listar account on the server with a
subject
of "stats [listname]". You will get a list of all the flags
currently set on your account.
TO GET A LIST OF FLAGS AVAILABLE:
Send a message to the listar account on the server with a
subject
of "flags". An eMail will be sent to you with the available flags
that you can set on your account.
TO GET A LIST OF COMMANDS AVAILABLE:
Send a message to the listar account on the server with a
subject
of "commands". An eMail will be sent to you with all the
commands
that the server and any installed modules offer.
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Gestionnaire de liste Listar/0.42 - fin de traitement/job execution
complete.
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So, Ian, Yes, Listar IS configured to respond to a Who, and a Who
Digest command, unless, as seems to be the case for this group, the
list administrators have disabled the facility.
Since Zuikoholics have been showing a greatly increased interest in
the E1, the average size of the Digest sometimes has been as small
as 40Kb, down from sizes previously of 150 - 200 kb. I was curious to
see if this decrease in traffic was reflected in a reduction in
membership. I have the results of some "who" commands from the
previous server to compare with, and they included an automatic tally.
Oh well.
Brian
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