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