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- | Mail Server Help. |
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-
- The Mercury Mail Transport includes a simple mail server capable of
- performing a number of automatic operations in response to messages
- sent to it. Some or all operations may be restricted at some sites.
-
- To activate the mail server, send a message to the special mail
- server account at the site (usually MAISER@host.domain), with the
- subject of the message set to anything (the mail server will quote
- your subject line back to you in its reply), and the commands the
- mail server should perform listed one per line in the message body.
- The mail server stops parsing commands when it encounters the end
- of the message, or a blank line. If your mailer adds a signature
- to your messages, make sure you enter a blank line after the last
- command. Unrecognized commands are ignored and generate no error.
-
- The following commands are recognized by the mail server at this
- site;
-
- HELP
- - Takes no parameters, returns this text.
-
- VERIFY <address>
- - Determines whether a particular address is valid at
- this site.
-
- LOOKUP <string>
- - Returns a list of users at this address who match
- the string you supply. The string may contain * and
- ? wildcard characters. This command may be disabled at
- some sites.
-
- FINGER <address>
- - Returns information about a user at this address. The
- information returned may contain the user's FULL NAME,
- whether or not mail is enabled or forwarded, and whether
- mail reading will be confirmed. Also the content of the
- file PROFILE in the user's mail directory will be returned.
- This command may be disabled at some sites.
-
- BOUNCE
- - Takes no parameters - returns your message to you,
- headers intact.
-
- LIST
- - Shows all the mailing lists available at this site.
-
- SUBSCRIBE <list-name>
- or SUB <list-name>
- - Asks Maiser to add you to a mailing list. If the list is
- not a public list, you will receive an error message.
-
- UNSUBSCRIBE <list-name>
- or SIGNOFF <list-name>
- or UNSUB <list-name>
- - Asks Maiser to remove your address from a mailing list.
-
- ADD <list-name> <address>
- - If you are a moderator for the list, this command will
- add an address to the list.
-
- REMOVE <list-name> <address>
- - If you are a moderator for the list, this command will
- remove an address from the list.
-
- ENUMERATE <list-name>
- or REVIEW <list-name>
- - Asks the maiser to send you the current subscribers to the
- list. Enumeration of the list may be restricted on a list-
- by-list basis unless you are a list moderator.
-
- INDEX
- - Asks the maiser for a list of files available by e-mail
- at this site.
-
- SEND <filename>
- - Asks the mail server to send you a file. For a list of the
- files available by e-mail from this site, see the INDEX command.
-
- FINGER <address>
- - Returns mail-specific information about the specified address
- if it is local. Also returns the contents of the file PROFILE
- if it exists in the user's new mail directory. The FINGER
- command is intended to allow distribution of information such
- as PGP keys and contact information.
-
- EXIT
- - Terminates mail server command processing for a message.
-
- If you have problems with this facility, or questions, please mail
- them to "postmaster" at this site.
-
- The Mercury Mail Transport System is Copyright (c) 1993-95, David
- Harris, All Rights Reserved.
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