Mailman (like Majordomo) can handle multiple email commands in the same message. Mailman also looks for a command in the Subject (as well as the body).
You sent it the "help" command twice. Once in the subject, once in the body. On Sat, 2003-02-15 at 11:21, Jeremy Butler wrote: > I recently installed Mailman 2.1.1 on my RedHat 8 system (using > Sendmail). I find that the email command "help" returns a message with > duplicated text in it (see below). > > Can anyone clue me in to what's happening here? > > Thanks! > > --Jeremy > > P.S. I searched the mailman-users archive, but couldn't find anything. > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: The results of your email commands > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 09:29:25 -0600 > > > >The results of your email command are provided below. Attached is your > >original message. > > > >- Results: > > You can access your personal options via the following url: > > > > help > > Help for Playlist mailing list: > > > >This is email command help for version 2.1.1 of the "Mailman" > >list manager. The following describes commands you can send to get > >information about and control your subscription to Mailman lists at > >this site. A command can be in the subject line or in the body of the > >message. > > > >Note that much of the following can also be accomplished via the World > >Wide Web, at: > > > > http://www.tcf.ua.edu/mailman/listinfo/playlist > > > >In particular, you can use the Web site to have your password sent to > >your delivery address. > > > >List specific commands (subscribe, who, etc) should be sent to the > >*-request address for the particular list, e.g. for the 'mailman' > >list, use 'mailman-request@...'. > > > >About the descriptions - words in "<>"s signify REQUIRED items and > >words in "[]" denote OPTIONAL items. Do not include the "<>"s or > >"[]"s when you use the commands. > > > >The following commands are valid: > > > > > > confirm <confirmation-string> > > Confirm an action. The confirmation-string is required and should be > > supplied with in mailback confirmation notice. > > > > end > > Stop processing commands. Use this if your mail program > > automatically > > adds a signature file. > > > > help > > Print this help message. > > > > info > > Get information about this mailing list. > > > > lists > > See a list of the public mailing lists on this GNU Mailman server. > > > > password [<oldpassword> <newpassword>] [address=<address>] > > Retrieve or change your password. With no arguments, this returns > > your current password. With arguments <oldpassword> and > > <newpassword> > > you can change your password. > > > > If you're posting from an address other than your membership address, > > specify your membership address with `address=<address>' (no brackets > > around the email address, and no quotes!). Note that in this > > case the > > response is always sent to the subscribed address. > > > > set ... > > Set or view your membership options. > > > > Use `set help' (without the quotes) to get a more detailed list > > of the > > options you can change. > > > > Use `set show' (without the quotes) to view your current option > > settings. > > > > subscribe [password] [digest|nodigest] [address=<address>] > > Subscribe to this mailing list. Your password must be given to > > unsubscribe or change your options, but if you omit the password, one > > will be generated for you. You may be periodically reminded of your > > password. > > > > The next argument may be either: `nodigest' or `digest' (no quotes!). > > If you wish to subscribe an address other than the address you sent > > this request from, you may specify `address=<address>' (no brackets > > around the email address, and no quotes!) > > > > unsubscribe [password] [address=<address>] > > Unsubscribe from the mailing list. If given, your password must > > match > > your current password. If omitted, a confirmation email will be sent > > to the unsubscribing address. If you wish to unsubscribe an address > > other than the address you sent this request from, you may specify > > `address=<address>' (no brackets around the email address, and no > > quotes!) > > > > who password [address=<address>] > > See everyone who is on this mailing list. The roster is limited to > > list members only, and you must supply your membership password to > > retrieve it. If you're posting from an address other than your > > membership address, specify your membership address with > > `address=<address>' (no brackets around the email address, and no > > quotes!) > > > > > >Commands should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Questions and concerns for the attention of a person should be sent to > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > You can access your personal options via the following url: > > http://www.tcf.ua.edu/mailman/options/playlist/jbutler%40ua.edu > > > > help > > Help for Playlist mailing list: > > > >This is email command help for version 2.1.1 of the "Mailman" > >list manager. The following describes commands you can send to get > >information about and control your subscription to Mailman lists at > >this site. A command can be in the subject line or in the body of the > >message. > > > >Note that much of the following can also be accomplished via the World > >Wide Web, at: > > > > http://www.tcf.ua.edu/mailman/listinfo/playlist > > > >In particular, you can use the Web site to have your password sent to > >your delivery address. > > > >List specific commands (subscribe, who, etc) should be sent to the > >*-request address for the particular list, e.g. for the 'mailman' > >list, use 'mailman-request@...'. > > > >About the descriptions - words in "<>"s signify REQUIRED items and > >words in "[]" denote OPTIONAL items. Do not include the "<>"s or > >"[]"s when you use the commands. > > > >The following commands are valid: > > > > > > confirm <confirmation-string> > > Confirm an action. The confirmation-string is required and should be > > supplied with in mailback confirmation notice. > > > > end > > Stop processing commands. Use this if your mail program > > automatically > > adds a signature file. > > > > help > > Print this help message. > > > > info > > Get information about this mailing list. > > > > lists > > See a list of the public mailing lists on this GNU Mailman server. > > > > password [<oldpassword> <newpassword>] [address=<address>] > > Retrieve or change your password. With no arguments, this returns > > your current password. With arguments <oldpassword> and > > <newpassword> > > you can change your password. > > > > If you're posting from an address other than your membership address, > > specify your membership address with `address=<address>' (no brackets > > around the email address, and no quotes!). Note that in this > > case the > > response is always sent to the subscribed address. > > > > set ... > > Set or view your membership options. > > > > Use `set help' (without the quotes) to get a more detailed list > > of the > > options you can change. > > > > Use `set show' (without the quotes) to view your current option > > settings. > > > > subscribe [password] [digest|nodigest] [address=<address>] > > Subscribe to this mailing list. Your password must be given to > > unsubscribe or change your options, but if you omit the password, one > > will be generated for you. You may be periodically reminded of your > > password. > > > > The next argument may be either: `nodigest' or `digest' (no quotes!). > > If you wish to subscribe an address other than the address you sent > > this request from, you may specify `address=<address>' (no brackets > > around the email address, and no quotes!) > > > > unsubscribe [password] [address=<address>] > > Unsubscribe from the mailing list. If given, your password must > > match > > your current password. If omitted, a confirmation email will be sent > > to the unsubscribing address. If you wish to unsubscribe an address > > other than the address you sent this request from, you may specify > > `address=<address>' (no brackets around the email address, and no > > quotes!) > > > > who password [address=<address>] > > See everyone who is on this mailing list. The roster is limited to > > list members only, and you must supply your membership password to > > retrieve it. If you're posting from an address other than your > > membership address, specify your membership address with > > `address=<address>' (no brackets around the email address, and no > > quotes!) > > > > > >Commands should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Questions and concerns for the attention of a person should be sent to > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >- Unprocessed: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ======================================================== > > TELEVISION: CRITICAL METHODS AND APPLICATIONS > > www.TVCrit.com > > > >- Done. > > > >Received: from tcf.ua.edu (mail.tcf.ua.edu [130.160.171.244]) > > by www.tcf.ua.edu (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id h1FFTIf6006926 > > for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sat, 15 Feb 2003 09:29:19 > > -0600 > >Received: from Spooler by tcf.ua.edu (Mercury/32 v3.31) ID MO001814; > > 15 Feb 03 09:29:13 -0600 > >Received: from spooler by tcf.ua.edu (Mercury/32 v3.31); > > 15 Feb 03 09:29:08 -0600 > >Received: from SONY.ua.edu (68.62.125.127) by tcf.ua.edu (Mercury/32 v3.31) > > with ESMTP ID MG001813; 15 Feb 03 09:28:57 -0600 > >Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 > >Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 09:28:52 -0600 > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >From: Jeremy Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: help > >Mime-Version: 1.0 > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > > > > >help > > > > > >Jeremy Butler > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >======================================================== > >TELEVISION: CRITICAL METHODS AND APPLICATIONS > >www.TVCrit.com > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Mailman-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users > Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ > > This message was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/jonc%40nc.rr.com ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ This message was sent to: [email protected] Unsubscribe or change your options at http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
