Mailing List

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

  • announce: This list is where we post all of our news and events (low traffic)
  • discuss: This list if for discussing/planning/arguing/ranting (high traffic)


Subscribing

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

It will respond, asking you to confirm. Simply send a reply to the confirmation email to join.

Alternatively, send an email to either:

With the subject line: 

subscribe [password] [digest|nodigest]

Obviously, you shouldn't use a secure password for this, since it's being sent through email.

Posting

To post to the discussion list, provided you're subscribed, email discuss@lists.skullspace.ca

Unsubscribing

To unsubscribe, send an email to either:

With the subject "unsubscribe"

Other commands

All commands are sent to general-request@lists.skullspace.ca with the command 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 general-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 general-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 general-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.
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