Index

A

Address Probing

active

operating system issues

passive

Administration Interface

customizing web pages

installing

log files

see Web Administration Interface

Announce-Only Lists

creating

Anti-Spamming Filter

Anti-Virus Scanning

Archive Directories

setting up

Auto-Deletion Feature

Automatic File Distribution

Auto-Responder Lists

creating

B

BITNET 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

network table files

Boilerplate Files

samples

Bulk Operations

ADD

DELETE

via the Web Administration Interface

C

CataList

adding HTML to a list header

Change Logs

logging information to a DBMS

tracking subscription changes

using to track distributions

Cloning

lists

command confirmation

Command Confirmation Request 1, 2

cancelling the OK cookies

Command Line Utilities

non-VM

Commands

ADD 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

ADDHere

advanced commands

AFD 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

cancelling the OK cookies

CMS 1, 2

CONFIRM

confirmation request

CP

DATAbase 1, 2

defining passwords

DELete 1, 2, 3

DISTribute 1, 2

EXPLODE

file management

File Server

FOR 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

for templates

FREE 1, 2

FUI 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

GET 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

GIVE

Help

HELP

modifying

HOLD

INDex 1, 2, 3

informational

INSTALL

List Management

list related

List Subscription

Lists

LISTSERV Maintainer

MOVE 1, 2

NODESGEN

OFFLINE 1, 2

ONLINE

PUT 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

PUTC

PW 1, 2, 3, 4

PWC

Query 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

REFRESH 1, 2

REGister 1, 2

RELEASE 1, 2

REView 1, 2

SCAN

SENDFile

sending to LISTSERV

sending via the Web Interface

SENDme

SERVE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

SET 1, 2, 3

SF

SHOW 1, 2, 3

SHUTDOWN 1, 2, 3

SIGNOFF

STOP

SUBscribe

THANKs

UDD

UNLOCK 1, 2

Web Functions

Control Characters

translating in list mail

Cookies

cancelling the OK confirmation cookies

D

Distribution Features

allowing MIME attachments

blocking MIME attachments

controlling PRIMETIME

controlling the default level of acknowledgement to user postings

controlling the list digest feature

controlling the maximum number of postings per day

defining list topics

freeing a list

holding a list

DomainKeys

configuring DNS

configuring LISTSERV

creating

for lists

starting LISTSERV with DKIM support

using with LISTSERV

Dynamic Templates

E

Edited Lists

creating 1, 2

creating Private Edited Lists

Error Handling Features

address probing

active

operating system issues

passive

auto-deletion

defining list-level error handling addresses

defining server-level addresses

loop detection

RFC822 Mail Header Parsing

External Data Files

F

File Archives

adding FAC Codes

VM Systems

adding file descriptions to the Filelist

VM Systems

adding files to the SITE.CATALOG

creating a filelists

VM Systems

creating a sub-catalog

delegating file management authority

deleting file descriptions from the Filelist

VM Systems

deleting files from the Host Machine

file access codes for user access

VM Systems

indexing the sub-catalog

listname.CATALOG System

Non-VM System

retrieving the Filelist

VM Systems

starting for your list

storing files on the Host Machine

storing the Filelist

VM Systems

updating the Sub-Catalog

File Packages

File Update Information

Filtering

list content

G

GUI Site Configuration Utility

Windows

H

Host Machine

deleting files from

storing files on

storing the listname.MAILTPL file

Host Name Registration

using ALIASES NAMES

I

ISP Functionality

directory quotas for lists

limiting the number of subscribers to a list

L

List Configuration

via the Web Interface

List Exits

POST_FILTER

List Header

adding HTML for the CataList

defining list topics

hiding selected lines

updating

List Header Keywords

CHANGE-LOG=

command confirmation

DEFAULT-OPTIONS=

FILTER=

LIMITS=

New-List

NOTEBOOK=

PW= 1, 2, 3

RENEWAL=

REVIEW=

SEND=

SERVICE=

SUBSCRIPTION= 1, 2

VALIDATE=

List of Lists

List Owners

ALL-REQUEST alias

communicating with

listname-REQUEST alias

sample "boilerplate" files

List Topics

defining

Lists

adding a list password

adding a new subscriber via the Web Interface

adding HTML to a list header for the CataList

aliases needed for PMDF

backup

bulk operation

ADD

bulk operations

DELETE

changing the name of an existing list

cloning

configuring a list via the Web Interface

controlling subscription requests

controlling the list digest feature

controlling the service area

controlling who can post to a list

controlling who reviews the list of subscribers

creating 1, 2

checklist

creating Announce-Only Lists

creating Auto-Responder Lists

creating Edited Lists 1, 2

creating Moderated Lists 1, 2, 3

creating Peered Lists

creating Private Discussion Lists

creating Private Edited lists

creating Public Discussion Lists

creating Restricted Subscription Lists

with auto-generated questionnaire

creating Self-Moderated Lists

creating Semi-Moderated Lists

creating split lists

creating Sub-Lists

creating Super Lists

defining error handling addresses

deleting

deleting a subscription via the Web Interface

denying service to problem users

directory quotas

editing

enabling

examining a subscription via the Web Interface

filtering content

freeing

holding

limiting the number of subscribers to a list

linking

linking two or more

maintaining

maintenance via the Web Interface

merging

migrating from databases

migrating from one site another

migrating from Sendmail Alias Files

moving to a new location

moving users from one (peer) server to another

naming conventions

"L" convention

maximum length of name

reserved characters

reserved names

user-friendly

OpenVMS

creating required PMDF Aliases

restricting the number of posts

restricting the size of posted messages

reviewing

sample list header file

List Header File

sample

serving up custom web pages

setting up a Notebook Archive

storing on the host machine

translating control characters included in mailings

Unix

creating required Sendmail Aliases

LISTSERV

adding a postmaster

changing a postmaster

command line utilities for non-VM

configuring to activate the web archive interface

configuring your site

defining passwords

deleting a postmaster

enabling individual lists

enabling web-based bulk operations

external data files

GUI site configuration utility for Windows

initial configuration

install

installing a web server

installing the administration interface

installing the web archive interface script

installing the www archive interface

inter-server updates

principles of operation

program executables

reference material

required files

sending commands to

starting

stopping

supported operating systems

LISTSERV Maintainer

see Postmaster

LISTSERV vs LISTSERV Lite

Log Files

Administration Interface logging

administrative mail

change logs

cleaning your log files

command forwarded via GLX

content filter rejection message

daily error monitoring reports

DISTRIBUTE jobs from remote hosts

distributing a digest

expiring cookies

extracting server statistics

FIOC cache notifications

global list of lists updates

interpreting

interpreting the output of SHOW CTR

interpreting the SMTP logs

Windows Servers

interpreting the SMTP worker log entries

Non-VM

invalid confirmation received

kept by LISTSERV

logging changelog information to DBMS

making daily logs

managing 1, 2

MIME parser messages

netwide DELETE

non-command text in mailings to LISTSERV

processing mail for local lists

reindexing a list

releasing and reallocating a disk slot

requesting confirmation for commands

response to list owner or maintainer commands

response to posts to a HELD or PRIMETIME list

sample log processing scripts

spam alerts

subscription summary updates

user already subscribed to a given list

using the system changelog to track distributions

valid confirmation received

Web Archive logging

Logs Files

interpreting

Look Detection

anti-spamming filter

Loop Detection

M

Mail Templates

Mail-Merge

using the Web Interface

Merging

lists

Message Fragments

Migrating

lists from databases

lists from one site to another

lists from Sendmail Alias Files

MIME Attachments

allowing

blocking

Moderated Lists

creating 1, 2

creating Private Moderated Lists

N

Network Table Files

BITNET

Internet and Peer

Notebook Archives 1, 2

controlling access

deleting

indexing

migrating to a new site

setting up for a list

Notebook Directories

setting up

P

parameters 1, 2, 3

Passwords

defining

setting for the Web Administration Interface

Peered Lists

creating

linking two or more

moving users from one server to another

PMDF

creating required aliases

OpenVMS

unix

VMS

required configuration

for Unix servers

for VMS servers

Postings

controlling PRIMETIME

controlling the default level of acknowledgement

controlling the list digest feature

controlling the maximum number per day

freeing

holding

restricting the number of posts

restricting the size of posted messages

Postmaster

adding

changing

creating a password for

deleting

Preferences

setting in the Web Administration Interface

Private Discussion Lists

creating

Private Edited Lists

creating

Program Executables

Public Discussion Lists

creating

R

Restricted Subscriptions Lists

creating with auto-generated questionnaire

RFC822 1, 2

mail header parsing

S

Security 1, 2

cancelling the OK cookies

controlling access to the notebook files

controlling subscription requests

controlling the service area of a list

controlling who can post to a list

controlling who reviews the list of subscribers

denying service to problem users

hiding selected header lines

tracking subscription changes

validation level

Self-Moderated Lists

creating

Semi-Moderated Lists

creating

Server Administration Dashboard

Server Administration Interface

Server Registration

automatic registration for Lite servers

Classic HPO servers

finding an already registered server

LISTSERV Classic servers

participating in the LISTSERV Backbone

Site Configuration Files 1, 2

Site Configuration Keywords

DATABASE 1, 2

NODE

Site Configuration Variables

FILTER_ALSO=

Spam

alerts

anti-spamming filter

log files

quarantine

subscription anti-spoofing feature

Split Lists

creating

linking two or more

moving users from one server to another

Sub-Catalog

creating

indexing

updating

Sub-Lists

creating

Subscription Anti-Spoofing Feature

Subscriptions

defining default options for subscribers

setting up confirmation

setting up renewals

Super Lists

creating

T

Templates

$SITE$.MAILTPL file

calculating the value for DAYSEQ

commands

common variable substitutions

condition processing

creating

customizing the web pages

DEFAULT MAILTPL

DEFAULT.WWWPTL file

DIGEST-H file

dynamic

editing

editing list-level default templates

for the WWW Interface

forms

getting copies of the Default Template File

INDEX-H file

INFO template form

mail template formats

maintaining via the Web Interface

modifying the HELP Command

naming conventions

national language template files

precedence

rotating the bottom banner

serving up custom web pages for your list

setting up National Language mail templates

SITE.WWWTPL file

storing the listname.MAILTPL file on the Host Machine

subscription renewal

tips for using

types

Mail

Message

Message Templates

Message Fragments

using 8-bit characters

using the DAYSEQ(n) function

V

VM vs Non-VM

W

Web Administration Interface

adding a new subscriber

bulk operations

configuring a list

deleting a subscription

examining a subscription

list maintenance

logging in 1, 2

mail-merge

maintaining templates

sending interactive commands

setting a password

setting preferences

the default home page

using

Web Archive Interface Script

installing

Web Pages

customizing

serving up custom pages for your list

Web Server

installing

Web-Based Bulk Operations

enabling

WWW Archive Interface

creating a subdirectory

installing

log files

WWW Interface Templates