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> HELP FILE of
<ruby-talk-X+L+6nJQZ58h9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org> ML
>
> ----- Index -----
>
> 1 FYI: Brief Summary
>
> 2 Fundamental Usage
> 2.1 What is a mailing list?
> 2.2 Usage of Commands
> 2.3 When you confused ...
>
> 3 Commands List
> 3.1 How to retrieve files; basic commands
> 3.2 How to get member list and unsubscribe
> 3.3 When your email address changed
> 3.4 Digest Delivery
> 3.5 How to retrieve past articles
>
> 4 Not standard commands
> 4.1 Library commands
> 4.2 whois database (ML local)
> 4.3 Traffic command
>
> 5 Command Usage Examples
> 5.1 Retrieve past articles
>
> -----------------
>
> 1 FYI: Brief Summary
>
> Here I introduce the brief summary for you which may join this mailing
> list in error.
>
> To unsubscribe ML
<ruby-talk-X+L+6nJQZ58h9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>, send
"unsubscribe" in the
> mail body
> to the address
<ruby-talk-ctl-X+L+6nJQZ58h9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>. Also you can send
"#
> unsubscribe".
> "#" is prepended in fml documents for some historically reasons.
"#"
> is NOT NEEDED in almost all cases but fml can accepct commands with or
> without ''#''. Please ignore this in default
configuration.
>
> To stop the delivery for a vacation, send "# off" in the mail
body to
> <ruby-talk-ctl-X+L+6nJQZ58h9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>.
> To start the delivery again, send "# on" in the same way.
>
> To get the past articles, firstly send "# index" in the mail body
to
> the address <ruby-talk-ctl-X+L+6nJQZ58h9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>
to retrieve
> the list of articles. It shows the list this ML stores. To retrieve
> articles, use "# get" or "# mget" command. For example,
send "# mget
> 100-200" to retrieve articles from 100 to 200.
>
> Fml compares From: field in a posted article with member list. If you
> have several mail addresses, pay attention!
>
> 2 Fundamental Usage
>
> 2.1 What is a mailing list?
>
> A mailing list (ML) is mail forwarding mechanism. When you send a mail
> to the address
>
> ruby-talk-X+L+6nJQZ58h9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org
>
> the mail is forwarded to all members of this ML.
>
> 2.2 Usage of Commands
>
> This ML server has a lot of functions. Please send English command
> phrases/words to
<ruby-talk-ctl-X+L+6nJQZ58h9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>.
>
> ruby-talk-ctl-X+L+6nJQZ58h9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org
>
> A command has a command keyword and the options.
>
> # command options
>
> Depends on the configuration of the ML server, ''# help''
and ''#help''
> may be treated as the same. (if USE_RPGruby-talkFLAG is non-nil) Note that
> commands are case-insensitive, i.e. # help = $ Help = # HELP [Option]
> means optional. % is shell prompt.
>
> Example 1:
>
> --------- mail body --------------
> # help
> -----------------------------------
>
> Send "# help" to
<ruby-talk-ctl-X+L+6nJQZ58h9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>,
> you obtain the help file of this ML.
>
> Example 2:
>
> To retrieve
>
> help
> articles from 10 to 14
>
> --------- mail body --------------
> # help
> # get 10-14
> # exit
> -----------------------------------
>
> 2.3 When you confused ...
>
> Please see the mail header, you will find the basic information.
>
> X-MLServer: fml [fml 2.1_RELEASE](distribute + commands available mode)
> X-ML-Info: If you have a question,
> send "# help" to the address
ruby-talk-ctl-X+L+6nJQZ58h9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org
>
> X-MLServer: fml [fml 2.1_RELEASE](distribute only mode)
>
> If you are confused and have no clue, you can take a contact with the
> ML maintainer at the address
>
> ruby-talk-admin-X+L+6nJQZ58h9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org
>
> When you make the contact, you should write
>
> What you did?
> Error/ returned mails if exist
>
> 3 Commands List
>
> The command syntax is
>
> command description
>
> [] is optional.
>
> 3.1 How to retrieve files; basic commands
>
> # help Get command help (this file)
> # objective Get ML objective
> # guide Get ML guide (non-members are allowed to use
> this command)
>
> # msg Send a mail to ML administrator
>
> # summary [arg] Get a summary of ML articles
> arg: range of the ML articles
> Ex.
> summary whole summary (1-last)
> summary last:10 summary of last 10 articles
> summary 100-200 summary of article 100-200
>
> # exit
> # end
> # quit Terminate command processing (so that your signature
> will not get processed)
>
> 3.2 How to unsubscribe
>
> # skip Make the address of From: in your mail a posting only
> address; mails will not be sent to this address any more
> # noskip Reverse of # skip
> # off Sign off ML temporarily (stop receiving mails)
> # on Resume receiving mails after # off
> # bye Sign off ML permanently
> # unsubscribe Sign off ML permanently
>
> 3.3 When your email address changed
>
> To change the address which you use to join this ML, you can use ''
> chaddr'' command. The form is
>
> # chaddr old-address new-address
>
> Please send this form from OLD-ADDRESS (fml 2.2 specification).
>
> 3.4 Digest Delivery
>
> <<<<< Batch mail mode (approximately every N hours)
>
> # matome <num>[opt] Send batch mail at approximately every
<num> hours
> To be exact, mail are sent at N clock where
> 0 == N (mod <num>) N=1..24
> When <num> is between 13 to 36, mail batch will
be
> sent once a day at
> <num> if <num>=13..24
> <num>-24 if <num>=25..36
>
> Ex.
> # matome <num>u plain(unpack) format
> [opt]:
> (no option) gzip(with UNIX From:)
> u PLAINTEXT(with UNIX From:)
> uf PLAINTEXT(with UNIX From:)
> b RFC934 format PLAINTEXT
> d RFC1153 format PLAINTEXT
> mp MIME/Multipart PLAINTEXT
>
> # matome 0 Cancel batch mode. Return to normal distribution
> Ex.
> # matome 1 Mail batch every 1 hour (gzip-ped)
> # matome 2 Mail batch every 2 hours (gzip-ped)
> # matome 2u Mail batch every 2 hours (plain text)
> # matome 2mp Mail batch every 2 hours (MIME/Multipart)
> # matome 17 Mail batch once a day at 17:00 (gzip-ped)
> # matome 29 Mail batch once a day at 5:00 (gzip-ped)
>
> 3.5 How to retrieve past articles
>
> # index Get a list of files which you can # get
> Index file will be returned if it exists
>
> # get ID
> # send ID Get a ML article (sends back in plain text)
>
> # mget <range list> [mode] [interval]
> # mget <regular expression> [mode] [interval]
> Get multiple files (ML articles or archive files)
> Arg:
> <range list> Ex. 1-10,12,15-100 1,2,10
> first first:10 last:30 100-last (MH syntax)
> <regular exp> Ex. * ? 1? 1??
> [mode] gz tgz rfc934 b rfc1153 d unpack uf (default=tgz)
> [interval] mail time interval if the reply spans multiple mails
> (default=300)
> Mode:
> (No option) ''tar+gzip'' -> spool.tar.gz
> tgz ''tar+gzip'' -> spool.tar.gz
> uf PLAINTEXT(with UNIX From:)
> gz GZIP(with UNIX From:)
> rfc934 RFC934 format PLAINTEXT
> unpack PLAINTEXT(with UNIX From:)
> uu UUENCODE
> d RFC1153 format PLAINTEXT
> rfc1153 RFC1153 format PLAINTEXT
>
> 4 Not standard commands
>
> These commands may be unavailable for maintainer''s policy. In
default
> fml disables these functions.
>
> 4.1 Library commands
>
> To add a file to the archive area of this ML and retrieve them.
>
> # library command [options]
>
> # library index get index list in library archive area
> # library summary the same as "# library index"
>
> # library get [NUM] retrieve NUM file in library archive area
> options used in "mget" are available.
>
> # library put add the mail to library archive area.
>
> # library unlink [NUM] remove NUM file in library archive area.
> # library delete [NUM]
> # library rm [NUM]
>
> 4.2 whois database (ML local)
>
> # whois [-h host] key Look up whois database with key
> When host is given, look up is done on the host
> through IPC. Otherwise the search is performed
> in ML local whois database
> # iam Put self-introduction (ML local whois database)
>
> # who
> # whois-index
> # whois-list Get the list of available whois entries
>
> 4.3 Traffic command
>
> SYNOPSIS:
> # traffic [-n <best?>] [-m <mails>] [-d]
>
> "traffic" command gives the traffic information.
>
> 5 Command Usage Examples
>
> 5.1 Retrieve past articles
>
> In the following, ''mail'' refers to /usr/ucb/mail,
Mail(SUN),
> malix(SYSR3/4) /usr/bin/Mail(4.4BSD), /usr/bin/mail(4.4BSD)
>
> * Get article number 1
> % echo "# get 1" | mail <ML address>
> % echo "#get 1" | mail <ML address>
>
> * Get article number 100-200
> % echo "# mget 100-200" | mail <ML address>
>
> * Get article number 100-200. In the case where the reply consists of
> multiple mails, send each one at an interval of 30 seconds
> % echo "# mget 100-200 30" | mail <ML address>
>
> * Get article number 100-200 in PLAINTEXT format
> % echo "# mget 100-200 unpack" | mail <ML address>
>
> * Get article number 100-200 in PLAINTEXT (mail interval = 30sec)
> % echo "# mget 100-200 30 unpack" | mail <ML
address>
>
> * Get files matching ? (i.e. article 1-9)
> % echo "# mget ?" | mail <ML address>
>
> * Get files matching * (i.e. all articles)
> % echo "# mget *" | mail <ML address>
>
> <<<<< Explanation of the example
>
> (1) Get the article of X-Mail-Count: 1 (article 1)
> NOTE: All command mail must begin with ''#'' If
illegal commands are
> found, the server will send back this help file
>
> The following way is recommended:
>
> % echo "# get 1" | mail <ML address>
>
> If you want to get article 1-3
> % cat > foo
> # get 1
> # get 2
> # get 3
> ^D
> % cat foo
> # mget 1
> # mget 2
> # mget 3
> % cat fpp | mail <ML address>
>
> Then the server will send article 1, 2, 3 in separate mails
>
> The problem with this scheme is that, for each get command the server
> has to start a sendmail process. Imagine you try to get 1-100 articles
> in this way. It will be a big burden for the server machine.
>
> The solution is to use # mget
> For example, we want to get article 1-9:
> % echo "# mget ? 30" | mail <ML address>
>
> Like ftp mget command, you can use regular expression. In this case,
> ? will match all files with single character file name, therefore it
> matches 1 to 9 in spool directory. Likewise, * will match all articles,
> ?? will match article 10-99
>
> Mail interval argument is not necessarily needed. If a reply
> is longer than 1000 lines, ML server will split it into multiple
> mails every 1000 lines. In this example, the server will send
> each of these mails at the specified interval of 30 seconds (default
> is 5 minutes) This argument is usually used in the case like : you
> only want to receive 2-3 mails for each UUCP polling interval. If your
> machine is IP-reachable and you are confident that it can handle
> lots of incoming mails at the same time, probably you don''t
need to
> worry about this argument.
>
> The requested files will be tar+gzip+uuencode-d. If the result file
> is longer than 1000 lines, the server will split it. You''ll
have
> to concatenate them into one file, say bar, and then decode,
> decompress, extract the original files from it (uumerge.pl is very
> convenient for this purpose)
>
> % uudecode bar
> % ls
> spool.tar.Z
> % zcat spool.tar.Z | tar xf -
> % ls
> spool.tar.Z spool
> % ls -l
> rw-r--r-- ............................ spool.tar.Z
> drwxr-xr-x ............................ spool
>
> spool/ contains the files you want
>
> History:
>
> 1998/08/17 translated by
fukachan-hom8QqH0lddyPtNeDkyM3XgSJqDPrsil@public.gmane.org
> by
fukachan-hom8QqH0lddyPtNeDkyM3XgSJqDPrsil@public.gmane.org
> 1997/04/17 improved by metalman-M/mua+zugGbbmG5+kqVDhQ@public.gmane.org
> 1997/04/16 hand-patched by
fukachan-hom8QqH0lddyPtNeDkyM3XgSJqDPrsil@public.gmane.org
> 1997/04/13 improved by metalman-M/mua+zugGbbmG5+kqVDhQ@public.gmane.org
> 1997/04/05 imported and merged by
fukachan-hom8QqH0lddyPtNeDkyM3XgSJqDPrsil@public.gmane.org
> 1997/04/13 improved by metalman-M/mua+zugGbbmG5+kqVDhQ@public.gmane.org
> 1997/04/04 improved by metalman-M/mua+zugGbbmG5+kqVDhQ@public.gmane.org
> 1997/04/01 improved by metalman-M/mua+zugGbbmG5+kqVDhQ@public.gmane.org
>
> help and help.example2 are merged by
fukachan-hom8QqH0lddyPtNeDkyM3XgSJqDPrsil@public.gmane.org
> (preparation for 2.1 RELEASE)
>
> help.example2 contributed by
umura-xaQ89GKIphGNC+9WPq9wQ+0/RLrZM5er@public.gmane.org
> (mnews ML''s help is contributed)
>
> original by
fukachan-Fba5Qlf+kg69JDaf5HWSoHgSJqDPrsil@public.gmane.org
>
> $Id: help.wix,v 2.1 1998-09-06 14:29:59+09 fukachan Exp fukachan $
>
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