FW: Fml status report (ruby-talk ML)

[Kent R. Spillner]

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l has no effective commands=0Aplease read the following help and send reque=
sts to=0A<[email protected]>=0A=0A=0A=09HELP FILE of <ruby-talk@r=
uby-lang.org> ML=0A=0A----- Index -----=0A=0A1=09FYI: Brief Summary=0A=0A2=
=09Fundamental Usage=0A2.1=09What is a mailing list?=0A2.2=09Usage of Comma=
nds=0A2.3=09When you confused ...=0A=0A3=09Commands List=0A3.1=09How to ret=
rieve files; basic commands=0A3.2=09How to get member list and unsubscribe=
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ow to retrieve past articles=0A=0A4=09Not standard commands=0A4.1=09Library=
commands=0A4.2=09whois database (ML local)=0A4.3=09Traffic command=0A=0A5=
=09Command Usage Examples =0A5.1=09Retrieve past articles=0A=0A------------=
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Get ML guide (non-members are allowed to use=0A this com=
mand)=0A=0A# msg Send a mail to ML administrator=0A=0A# summa=
ry [arg] Get a summary of ML articles=0A arg: range =
of the ML articles=0A Ex.=0A summary =
whole summary (1-last)=0A summary last:10 summ=
ary of last 10 articles=0A summary 100-200 summary of a=
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RESS (fml 2.2 specification).=0A=0A3.4=09Digest Delivery=0A=0A<<<<< Batch m=
ail mode (approximately every N hours)=0A=0A# matome <num>[opt] Send batch=
mail at approximately every <num> hours=0A To be exact=
, mail are sent at N clock where=0A 0 =3D=3D N (mo=
d <num>) N=3D1..24=0A When <num> is between 13 to 36=
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<num> if <num>=3D13..24=0A <n=
um>-24 if <num>=3D25..36=0A=0A Ex.=0A # matome <num>u =
plain(unpack) format=0A [opt]:=0A (no option) gzip(with=
UNIX From=0A u PLAINTEXT(with UNIX From =0A =
uf PLAINTEXT(with UNIX From=0A b =
RFC934 format PLAINTEXT=0A d RFC1153 format PLA=
INTEXT=0A mp MIME/Multipart PLAINTEXT=0A=0A# matome 0=
Cancel batch mode. Return to normal distribution=0A Ex.=0A=
# matome 1 Mail batch every 1 hour (gzip-ped)=0A # m=
atome 2 Mail batch every 2 hours (gzip-ped) =0A # matome 2u =
Mail batch every 2 hours (plain text)=0A # matome 2mp Mail=
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h once a day at 17:00 (gzip-ped)=0A # matome 29 Mail batch onc=
e a day at 5:00 (gzip-ped)=0A=0A3.5=09How to retrieve past articles=0A=0A#=
index Get a list of files which you can # get=0A =
Index file will be returned if it exists=0A=0A# get ID=0A# send ID =
Get a ML article (sends back in plain text)=0A=0A# mget <range list=

[mode] [interval]=0A# mget <regular expression> [mode] [interva=[/QUOTE]
l]=0A Get multiple files (ML articles or archive files)=
=0A Arg:=0A <range list> Ex. 1-10,12,15-100 1,2,10=0A =
first first:10 last:30 100-last (MH syntax)=0A <regul=
ar exp> Ex. * ? 1? 1??=0A [mode] gz tgz rfc934 b rfc1153 d unp=
ack uf (default=3Dtgz)=0A [interval] mail time interval if the rep=
ly spans multiple mails=0A (default=3D300)=0A Mode:=
=0A (No option) 'tar+gzip' -> spool.tar.gz=0A tgz 'tar+=
gzip' -> spool.tar.gz=0A uf PLAINTEXT(with UNIX From=0A =
gz GZIP(with UNIX From=0A rfc934 RFC934 format =
PLAINTEXT=0A unpack PLAINTEXT(with UNIX From=0A uu =
UUENCODE=0A d RFC1153 format PLAINTEXT=0A rfc115=
3 RFC1153 format PLAINTEXT=0A=0A4=09Not standard commands=0A=0AThese c=
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es these functions.=0A=0A4.1=09Library commands=0A=0ATo add a file to the a=
rchive area of this ML and retrieve them.=0A=0A# library command [options]=
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available.=0A=0A# library put =09=09add the mail to library archive area.=
=0A=0A# library unlink [NUM]=09remove NUM file in library archive area.=0A#=
library delete [NUM] =0A# library rm [NUM]=0A=0A4.2=09whois database =
(ML local)=0A=0A# whois [-h host] key Look up whois database with key=0A =
When host is given, look up is done on the host=0A =
through IPC. Otherwise the search is performed=0A =
in ML local whois database=0A# iam Put se=
lf-introduction (ML local whois database)=0A=0A# who=0A# whois-index=0A# wh=
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ic command=0A=0ASYNOPSIS:=0A# traffic [-n <best?>] [-m <mails>] [-d]=0A=0A"=
traffic" command gives the traffic information.=0A=0A5=09Command Usage Exam=
ples =0A=0A5.1=09Retrieve past articles=0A=0AIn the following, 'mail' refer=
s to /usr/ucb/mail, Mail(SUN),=0Amalix(SYSR3/4) /usr/bin/Mail(4.4BSD), /usr=
/bin/mail(4.4BSD)=0A=0A* Get article number 1=0A % echo "# get 1" =
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Get article number 100-200=0A % echo "# mget 100-200" | mail <ML =
address>=0A=0A* Get article number 100-200. In the case where the reply co=
nsists of=0A multiple mails, send each one at an interval of 30 seconds=0A=
% echo "# mget 100-200 30" | mail <ML address>=0A=0A* Get article=
number 100-200 in PLAINTEXT format=0A % echo "# mget 100-200 unpa=
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<ML address>=0A=0A* Get files matching ? (i.e. article 1-9)=0A % =
echo "# mget ?" | mail <ML address>=0A=0A* Get files matching * (i.e. all =
articles)=0A % echo "# mget *" | mail <ML address>=0A=0A<<<<< Expl=
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t 1=0A # get 2=0A # get 3=0A ^D=0A % cat foo=0A # mget =
1=0A # mget 2=0A # mget 3=0A % cat fpp | mail <ML address>=0A=
=0A Then the server will send article 1, 2, 3 in separate mails=0A=0A =
The problem with this scheme is that, for each get command the server=0A =
has to start a sendmail process. Imagine you try to get 1-100 articles=
=0A in this way. It will be a big burden for the server machine.=0A=0A =
The solution is to use # mget=0A For example, we want to get article =
1-9:=0A % echo "# mget ? 30" | mail <ML address>=0A=0A Like ftp mget=
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[Ben Bleything]

As I said: unsubscribe is broken.

So, you sent "unsubscribe" to (e-mail address removed) and you got
this message back? You don't actually show what you sent them.

It's weird, because it works fine for me.

Ben