Well, we experienced the change over yesterday getting rid of Majordomo and
the startup of Bestserv. Here is the info file and the help file.
PLEASE SAVE THIS LETTER...IT CONTAINS INFO AND COMMANDS THAT YOU HAVE NOT
EVER COME ACROSS PREVIOUSLY ON OTHER MAILING LISTS.
Reggie & Jeff
Command: info
----- INFORMATION FOR LIST bread-bakers -----
BEGIN INFO bread-bakers
This is the info file for the Bread Bakers Mailing List.
This list is for discussion and recipe exchange of hand and machine
made breads.
This list is moderated and is available as a digest only. Digests are
sent out once per week or more frequently if necessary.
We have an archive of all back issues but cannot support ftp or
archive searching at this time. We will send out individual issues on
request - send requests to <bread-bakers-admin@jeff-and-reggie.com>.
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The bread-bakers mailing list is run automatically by Bestserv. The
commands and options are different from those of listserv, listproc or
majordomo.
The bread-bakers mailing list is only available in digest format.
To subscribe to bread-bakers, send mail to
<bread-bakers-request@lists.best.com>.
In the body of the message, place:
subscribe
end
This will subscribe you at the address that your message is sent from.
This is almost certainly your correct address. Bestserv will send you a
message asking you to confirm your subscription request. You must reply
to the message changing the word REJECT in the subject to ACCEPT. Your
request will then be sent to us for approval. You will get a confirmation
when your subscription has been approved. If you have problems
subscribing, please write to us at <bread-bakers-owner@lists.best.com> and
we will assist you.
To unsubscribe, send mail to <bread-bakers-request@lists.best.com>.
In the body of the message, place:
unsubscribe
end
To send mail to the list, send to <bread-bakers@lists.best.com>.
You must be subscribed to the list to post to the list. If you have
multiple email addresses use the "alias" command to register your alternate
addresses. Consult the Bestserv help file for more info.
To get the help file, send mail to <bread-bakers-request@lists.best.com>.
In the body of the message, place:
help
end
The subscriber list is not available to anyone.
There is no equivalent of the listproc "ACK" setting - you will get a copy
of what you mail to the list.
There is no equivalent of the listproc "POSTPONE" setting - just unsubscribe
before you go and resubscribe when you return.
To contact a human to help solve problems, mail to
<bread-bakers-owner@lists.best.com>.
In real life, we are Reggie & Jeff Dwork.
END INFO
Command: help
HELP for BESTSERV list server
BEGIN HELP GENERAL
BESTSERV DOCUMENTATION - HELP FILE FOR USERS
(I) SYNOPSIS OF BESTSERV LIST ALIASES
listname - post to the list
listname-response - authentication responses sent here
listname-request - send subscribe/unsubscribe/etc...
listname-command - send moderator command requests
listname-errors - (error return for bounces, invisible)
listname-owner - send mail to the moderator of the list
bestserv-owner - moderator of the whole mailing list manager
bestserv-errors - (error return for bounces, invisible)
(II) GETTING THIS HELP FILE
email a message to the request address of the list. For example,
if the list is called 'test', you would email a message to
'test-request@hostname.domain'.
The body of the message should contain a single line, left
justified, containing the keyword 'help' in lower case.
The list server will generally respond with this help file.
(III) AUTHENTICATION
Many of the requests you make to the list server requires
authentication. The list server authenticates a request by
emailing a message back to you with a special Subject: line. The
message contains complete iunstructions. You normally Reply the
message (such that the original Subject is still in the Subject:
header, possibly with an Re: in front of it). You must edit the
REJECT clause in the Subject line to say ACCEPT if you want to
go ahead and run your original command.
You must be sure to leave the ID clause intact or the list manager
will not be able to authenticate your request.
The purpose of authentication is to ensure that a valid return
email address exists and to disuade spammers from crashing the
list. The moderator has the ability to turn on authentication AND
moderation for any request, so you may not get an immediate
response.
(IV) SUBSCRIBING
To subscribe to a list you normally send email to the -request
address of the list, as in 'test-request@hostname.domain'. The
body of the message should contain the keyword 'subscribe' alone
or, if you want to subscribe a third party address, the subscribe
keyword may be followed by an email address.
subscribe
or
subscribe email-address
By default, you will be subscribed to the digest version of the
list. To subscribe to the single-message-per-mail version, use the
'subsingle' command instead of the 'subscribe' command. The list
manager may or may not have the list configured to force digest
distribution, so you may not have a choice.
(V) THIRD PARTY SUBSCRIBES
A Third Party Subscribe occurs when person A subscribes person B
rather then just himself. This is normally allowed. The list
manager will most likely have recipient verification turned on,
which means that person B will be sent an email asking him or her
to acknowledge the subscription before that person is actually
added to the list.
If you receive a third party verification request and you do not
want to be on the list, simply ignore the mail.
(VI) POSTING FROM MULTIPLE EMAIL ADDRESSES
By default, most lists only allow subscribed addresses to post to
the list. You can add other addresses to the list with the 'alias'
command.
alias email-address
This allows you to post to the list from another email-address
without the list distribution being sent to that address. You can
add as many aliases as you like.
(VII) UNSUBSCRIBING
To unsubscribe from a list, send the 'unsubscribe' command. You
can also unsubscribe third parties by adding an email address.
unsubscribe
or
unsubscribe email-address
Note that if you have several list aliases, you should unsubscribe
from those aliases as well as the one you are receiving the list
on.
(VIII) LIST INFORMATION
You can request list-specific information with the 'info' command.
END HELP GENERAL
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Reggie & Jeff Dwork <reggie@jeff-and-reggie.com>
Owners: bread-bakers, eat-lf, otbf (OverTheBackFence) Mailing Lists
For info write <list-admin@jeff-and-reggie.com>