Mailing List

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SkullSpace.ca uses mailman to manage our lists. Currently, we have three lists:

• announce@: This list is where we post all of our news and events (low traffic)
• discuss@: This list is for discussing/planning/arguing/ranting (high traffic)
• cybernxs@: This list is dedicated to members supporting the CyberNXS/Cyber Defense Challenge and to those participating in it. It may be read by students, teachers and administrators of the program.

Subscribing

To subscribe to a mailing list, send an email to either:

• announce-subscribe@lists.skullspace.ca to subscribe to announce@
• discuss-subscribe@lists.skullspace.ca to subscribe to discuss@
• cybernxs-subscribe@lists.skullspace.ca to subscribe to cybernxs@

The list manager will respond, asking you to confirm your intention to subscribe. Simply reply to the confirmation email and you will be subscribed.

Alternatively, send an email to either:

• announce-request@lists.skullspace.ca to subscribe to announce@
• discuss-request@lists.skullspace.ca to subscribe to discuss@
• cybernxs-request@lists.skullspace.ca to subscribe to cybernxs@

With the subject line:

subscribe [password] [digest|nodigest]

Please do not use a secure password for this, since it's being sent via clear text through email and can easily be compromised.

Posting

To post to the discussion list, provided you're subscribed, email either:

• announce@lists.skullspace.ca to send a message to announce@
• discuss@lists.skullspace.ca to send a message to discuss@
• cybernxs@lists.skullspace.ca to send a message to cybernxs@

If you're not sure which list to use, it is probably best to send to the discuss@ list. If another member thinks your post is suited for posting to announce they'll will inform you.

Unsubscribing

To unsubscribe, send an email to either:

• announce-request@lists.skullspace.ca to unsubscribe from announce@
• discuss-request@lists.skullspace.ca to unsubscribe from discuss@
• cybernxs-request@lists.skullspace.ca to unsubscribe from cybernxs@

With the subject "unsubscribe"

Archives

Announce is archived online at https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-announce-archive/.

Discuss is archived online at https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/.

CyberNXS is archived online at https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-cybernxs-archive/.

Other commands

Emails can be sent to all lists with commands and arguments in the email body. Multiple commands can be sent, provided they're set one per line. The following commands can be used:

Message Body	Notes
help	Returns a list of commands and how to use them
info	Get info about the mailing list
password [<old password> <new password>]	Retrieve or change your password.
subscribe [password] [digest|nodigest]	Subscribe to the list. Optionally set a password and digest/no digest mode.
unsubscribe [password]	Unsubscribe from the list. If no password is given, emails for confirmation.

Set

Finally, the 'set' command can change a variety of settings. To use set, like the other commands, email announce-request@lists.skullspace.ca or discuss-request@lists.skullspace.ca with the 'set' command in its body. Unlike other commands, however, set requires you to authenticate:

set authenticate <password>
set <option1> <value1>
set <option2> <value2>
...

If you don't know your password, email announce-request@lists.skullspace.ca or discuss-request@lists.skullspace.ca with the body 'password' and it'll be sent to you.

Here are the valid set options. Email these, as described above. For more information on these commands, email announce-request@lists.skullspace.ca or discuss-request@lists.skullspace.ca with the body 'set help'.

Message Body	Notes
set help	Show detailed help
set show	Show current options
set authenticate <password>	Must be sent in the same email before changing options
set ack <on|off>	When enabled, you'll receive acknowledgment whenever you post to the list.
set digest <plain|mime|off>	If digest is plain or mime, you'll receive messages in a daily digest instead of as they come.
set delivery <on|off>	Set to 'off' to disable message delivery temporarily, without unsubscribing from the list.
set myposts <on|off>	Set to 'off' to stop receiving your own posts to the list.
set duplicates <on|off>	Set to 'off' if you don't want messages to be delivered to you if you're explicitly mentioned in the To: or Cc: fields.
set reminders <on|off>	Set to 'off' to disable monthly reminders.