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> your mail has no effective commands > please read the following help and send requests to > <ruby-talk-...@ruby-lang.org> > > > HELP FILE of <ruby-t...@ruby-lang.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-t...@ruby-lang.org>, send "unsubscribe" in the > mail body > to the address <ruby-talk-...@ruby-lang.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-...@ruby-lang.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-...@ruby-lang.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-t...@ruby-lang.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-...@ruby-lang.org>. > > ruby-talk-...@ruby-lang.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-...@ruby-lang.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-...@ruby-lang.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-ad...@ruby-lang.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 fukac...@sapporo.iij.ad.jp > by fukac...@sapporo.iij.ad.jp > 1997/04/17 improved by metal...@kt.rim.or.jp > 1997/04/16 hand-patched by fukac...@sapporo.iij.ad.jp > 1997/04/13 improved by metal...@kt.rim.or.jp > 1997/04/05 imported and merged by fukac...@sapporo.iij.ad.jp > 1997/04/13 improved by metal...@kt.rim.or.jp > 1997/04/04 improved by metal...@kt.rim.or.jp > 1997/04/01 improved by metal...@kt.rim.or.jp > > help and help.example2 are merged by fukac...@sapporo.iij.ad.jp > (preparation for 2.1 RELEASE) > > help.example2 contributed by um...@nn.solan.chubu.ac.jp > (mnews ML's help is contributed) > > original by fukac...@phys.titech.ac.jp > > $Id: help.wix,v 2.1 1998-09-06 14:29:59+09 fukachan Exp fukachan $ > > --ruby-t...@ruby-lang.org, Be Seeing You! > > ************************************************************ > > Help: <mailto:ruby-talk-...@ruby-lang.org?body=help> > Unsubscribe: <mailto:ruby-talk-...@ruby-lang.org?body=unsubscribe> > > If you have any questions or problems, > please contact ruby-talk-ad...@ruby-lang.org > or > send e-mail with the body "help"(without quotes) to > ruby-talk-...@ruby-lang.org > (here is the automatic reply, so more preferable) > > e.g. on a Unix Machine > (shell prompt)% echo "help" |Mail ruby-talk-...@ruby-lang.org > > ************************************************************ > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. 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