MajorDomo Email Commands

Majordomo is a program that lets someone subscribe and unsubscribe from e-mail lists and retrieve files from list archives. Think of it as an electronic mailman/butler you send commands to via e-mail.

To interact with MajorDomo you must send it email commands to tell it what commands to perform. Below are the most common email commands prefilled for your default email application such as Outlook, Outlook Express, and Mozilla Thunderbird for you to modify and send:

It is important to send the emails in Plain Text. You should change your email default text composition to plain text before clicking on the links.

If you use a web-based email such as Webmail,Hotmail or Gmail you can click on these help sheets:

MajorDomo List User Help Sheet

MajorDomo List Owner Help Sheet

to copy and paste commands into the body of the message. Make sure you read the instructions and also have the text set to Plain Text.

List-User Commands

Be sure to choose the commands that are appropriate to which email your sending from and where you want to receive the list email.

To Subscribe Yourself To A List From The Email Address Your Sending From

To Subscribe Yourself To A List And Send The Email To Another Email Address

Unsubscribing From A List On Your Present Email Address

Unsubscribing From A List Being Sent To Another Email Address

Removing Yourself From *ALL* Lists You Are Subscribed To At Your Current Sending Email

Removing Yourself From *ALL* Lists You Are Subscribed To At Another Email Address From Your Sending Email

Intro Email To List

Info on List

See All Members Subscribed To A Specific List

See All Lists A Member Is Subscribed To

Contact The Owner Of A Specific List

MajorDomo List Name Index

MajorDomo Help Sheet

List-Owner Commands

To use the following commands you must be the List Owner and have the list password. If you are now the List Owner and don't know the password, please contact: Bruce Williamson bruce@lclark.edu or MaryJo Cheek cheek@lclark.edu

Subscribing Other Members To A List as List Owner

Unsubscribing Other Members From A List as List Owner