New Mailing List Service:
ListServ Keywords in Current Use
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LISTSERV keywords sorted by number of lists at MIT using the given keyword
KeywordShort Description
OWNERDefines the owner (or owners) of the list
SUBSCRIPTIONDefines how new subscriptions are handled, and if confirmation is required
SENDRestricts who may send postings to the list
REVIEWRestricts who may review the list of subscribers
REPLY-TOSets a default for the "Reply-To:" field in the header of list mail
ERRORS-TODetermines the network address to whom mail delivery errors are directed
VALIDATEDetermines whether or not list commands must be validated with a password or the "OK" mechanism
ACKControls the level of acknowledgement messages to those posting messages
NOTIFYDefines whether or not (or to whom) subscription notification is sent
CONFIDENTIALDetermines whether or not an entry for the list appears in the List of Lists
STATSNormal statistics include number of mailings for each user on the list
PWSets a password used for validation of list maintenance commands
FILESDetermines whether non-mail files may be distributed by the list
SERVICEDefines an area or areas outside which subscription requests are not accepted
EDITORDefines an editor or editors for moderated lists
DEFAULT-OPTIONSDefines what options should be set by default for new subscribers
LIST-IDDefines a long listname alias for the list
MODERATORDefines the editors on moderated lists who will receive postings for approval
RENEWALControls whether or not subscription renewal is implemented, and how
NOTEBOOKControls the notebook archive for a list
LIST-ADDRESSDetermines how the list address is announced in message headers
DIGESTControls the automatic digestification option
AUTO-DELETESets parameters for the auto-deletion feature
LOOPCHECKDefines the type of mailing loop checking performed by LISTSERV
DAILY-THRESHOLDLimits the total number of messages that will be processed by the list per day before the list is held
SENDERDefines the value LISTSERV places in the "Sender:" header field of list mail
SIZELIMControls the maximum size of any single message posted to the list
X-TAGSIndicates whether "X-To:" and "X-cc:" tags are to be included in the output mail files to list recipients
FILTERGives list owners control over problem users and/or gateways
ATTACHMENTSControl the posting of various types of MIME attachments (Yes, No, or Remove)
MAIL-VIADetermines how LISTSERV distributes list mail
SAFEDetermines which built-in address filter is used by LISTSERV
LANGUAGEDefines the language in which information mail and messages are sent
NOTEBOOK-HEADERDetermines the type of header information included in the notebook archive
SUBJECT-TAGControls the "subject tag" text for messages coming from the list
TOPICSDefines up to 23 sub-topics for a list
DEFAULT-TOPICSDefines what topics should be set by default for new subscribers
CHANGE-LOGEnable logging (in listname.CHANGELOG) of all subscription changes
CONFIRM-DELAYDefines a default number of hours LISTSERV holds jobs requiring confirmation
NEW-LISTSets forwarding when a list is moved to a different LISTSERV host
ATTACHMENTDetermines whether MIME attachments may be distributed to the list
EDITOR-HEADERControls if an explanatory mail header is added to list messages forwarded to the list editor (if one is defined)
NEWSGROUPSDefines USENET newsgroups linked to the list
PRIMEControls whether or not mail will be processed during "prime time"
SUB-LISTSDefines sub-lists of a "container" or "super-" list.
REPRO-
CATEGORIESDefines search categories for the CataList service
CREATED-
DEFALT-TOPICSDefine the initial topics for new subscribers
LIMITSDefines certain limits (no. of subscribers, etc.) for a list (ISP scope option only)
NOTEBOOKS-
STATDetermines whether or not list statistics are available, and to whom
X-TAGControls whether "X-to:" and "X-cc:" tags are included in list mail headers
DBMS-
EXIT-
INDENT-
INTERNET-VIA-
LOCAL-
LONG-LINES-
MAIL-MERGE-
NJE-VIA-
PEERS-
TRANSLATE-

Updated August 21, 2002. Copyright © 2002 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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