Recipe 20.17. Administering a couriermlm List
20.17.1 Problem
You
need to know the basic list-maintenance commands, such as those for
manually unsubscribing a user, viewing subscriber information, and
setting list options.
20.17.2 Solution
This command reference covers basic list chores.
To manually unsubscribe a user, use:
$ couriermlm unsub /var/lists/php_list lori@test.net
To generate a subscriber list, use:
$ couriermlm export /var/lists/php_list > php_subscribers.txt
Use the following command to restore the subscriber list from a file,
if it is ever damaged or lost:
$ couriermlm import php_subscribers.txt
To post a message to the whole list, use:
$ couriermlm msg /var/lists/php_list
To display a single subscriber's record, use:
$ couriermlm info /var/lists/php_list dancer@test.net
This command sets the list as moderated, so that all posts must be
reviewed by the list admin before they are posted. Posts waiting for
approval sit in the /var/lists/php_list/modqueue
folder:
$ couriermlm set /var/lists/php_list POST=mod
The default is to allow only subscribers to post. You can open the
list to the world:
$ couriermlm set /var/lists/php_list POST=all
By default, all messages are archived, and anyone can view them. This
command purges archives after seven days and limits access to
subscribers:
$ couriermlm set /var/lists/php_list PURGEARCHIVE=7 POSTARCHIVE=subscribers
This also shows how list options can be grouped into a single command.
20.17.3 Discussion
Once a list is set up and running, there's not much
to do except keep an eye on your users. Watch for flamewars and
spammers. It is good to have a list policy, with clear rules about
behavior. Put this in sub2.tmpl, so that all new
subscribers see it.
20.17.4 See Also
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