THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
Information Management Department

Sending Messages to the List

To send a message to a discussion list, simply compose the message just like any other e-mail message. The "To:" field should contain the listname@list.TCNJ.EDU (e.g. TCNJUNIX-L@list.TCNJ.EDU). Remember, messages sent to the list are reflected to all members of the list. If you want to respond to an individual directly, remember to just type in their e-mail address in the "To:" field.

List User Commands

List commands allow you to get information about the lists on the server and tell the list server to perform certain functions.

All commands should be sent to listproc@list.tcnj.edu NOT the list itself! Responses to your commands are sent back to you as e-mail. It may take a little time to receive a response if the server is busy.

When sending a e-mail message with list commands, do not include anything in the Subject line and only include list commands in the message body. Delete any signatures your mailer appends.

LIST - Get a listing of locally available lists
Command Usage:
LIST

Example message body:
LIST

SUBSCRIBE - Subscribe to a list
Command Usage:
SUBSCRIBE listname your-name

Example message body:
SUBSCRIBE TCNJUNIX-L Shawn Sivy

UNSUBSCRIBE - Unsubscribe from a list
Command Usage:
UNSUBSCRIBE listname

Example message body:
UNSUBSCRIBE TCNJUNIX-L

WHICH - Tell you which lists you are subscribed to
Command Usage:
WHICH

Example message body:
WHICH

RECIPIENTS - Show who is subscribed to a list
Command Usage:
RECIPIENTS listname

Example message body:
RECIPIENTS TCNJUNIX-L

Additional commands can be found in the user documenation at the CREN ListProc Website.