Hi there, now that we switched to the new mailinglist server i would like to tell you about the changes it brings with it. The old mailinglist software was ezmlm. The new mailinglist software is mlmmj. 1. Adresses ~~~~~~~~~~~ 1.1 Command Delimiter --------------------- In general all addresses you are used to will still work. The new server accepts - as well as + as delimiter between the listname and the command. So <listname>-<command> will still work. But please start to use the + because i will drop the - in the future. 1.2 subscription ---------------- Mailinglist subscription works with the following address: * <listname>+subscribe@opensuse.org the old syntax of <listname>-subscribe-<subscription-address>@opensuse.org doe _NOT_ work anymore. This is due the changes of subscriber identification from the 'Return-Path' header to the 'From' header. If you want to subscribe another address change the 'From' header in your mailer. 1.3 subscription to the nomail version of a list ------------------------------------------------ The nomail version of a list means that you are reccognized as a subscriber, but will not get any messages from the list. This is useful when it's necessary to post from several emailaddresses to a subscribers only list or if you read mails from the list elsewhere (gmane). Subscription works with the following address: * <listname>+subscribe-nomail@opensuse.org 1.4 subscription to the digest version of a list ------------------------------------------------ A Mailing List Digest combines multiple messages posted to a mailing list in to a single message. Digests are usually sent once a day and serve to reduce the number of emails received from a particular mailing list. Subscription works with the following address: * <listname>+subscribe-digest@opensuse.org Digest are turned off for all existing lists so you cant subscribe to them. In the future we might have lists with digests. 1.5 unsubscription ------------------ All the addresses above work also for unsubscription. Just replace subscribe with unsubscribe in them. 1.6 retrieval of messages from the archive ------------------------------------------ For retrieval of message number N in the archive send a message to the following address: * <listname>+get-N@opensuse.org 1.7 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) ------------------------------------ For a collection of frequently asked questions about this list send a message to: * <listname>+faq@opensuse.org 1.8 Talk to the lists owner --------------------------- To contact the list owner, send a message to: * <listname>+owner@opensuse.org 1.9 Reply-To munging -------------------- We do not "munge" the mail headers by inserting a "Reply-To: <listname>@opensuse.org" anymore because it makes it more difficult subscribers to handle the mail the way they want to. Your mail client probably has a "reply" function as well as a "reply to all" or "reply to list" one; Please use the latter if you want you message to go to the list and not just to the original poster. 1.10 Dropped commands --------------------- The following is a list of ezmlm commands we wont support anymore: * <listname>-archive@opensuse.org * <listname>-info@opensuse.org * <listname>-request@opensuse.org * <listname>-edit@opensuse.org * <listname>-index@opensuse.org * <listname>-thread@opensuse.org * <listname>-query@opensuse.org * <listname>-log@opensuse.org If you desperately need some them please get in contact with me. 2. Webarchive ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The webarchive is totally redesigned to match the wiki design and has a couple of new features. 2.1 Mailbox files for download ------------------------------ Each list is available as mbox file split into months. So if you unsusbcribe because you go on vacation or whatever there is now an easy way to get mails from the archive. Just download the mbox file and import it into your mailer. 2.2 Web-Search -------------- The web-archives now support searching. The index generation is happening * for all lists every sunday at 03:00 (GMT) * for the individual lists every 5 minutes This is all for now. Have fun with the new setup and if you find anything wrong then drop me a mail! Henne -- Henne Vogelsang, Core Services "Rules change. The Game remains the same." - Omar (The Wire)