MAILMAN(1) User Commands MAILMAN(1)
NAME
Mailman - Mailing list server binary
DESCRIPTION
usage: mailman [-h] [-v] [-C CONFIG]
{help,aliases,conf,create,digests,import21,info, in-
ject,lists,members,qfile,remove,reopen,restart, shell,start,sta-
tus,stop,unshunt,version,withlist} ...
The GNU Mailman mailing list management system Copyright 1998-2017 by
the Free Software Foundation, Inc. http://www.list.org
optional arguments:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
-v, --version
Print this version string and exit
-C CONFIG, --config CONFIG
Configuration file to use. If not given, the environment variable
MAILMAN_CONFIG_FILE is consulted and used if set. If neither are
given, a default configuration file is loaded.
Commands:
{help,aliases,conf,create,digests,import21,info, in-
ject,lists,members,qfile,remove,reopen,restart, shell,start,sta-
tus,stop,unshunt,version,withlist}
help Show this help message and exit.
aliases
Regenerate the aliases appropriate for your MTA.
conf Print the mailman configuration.
create Create a mailing list.
digests
Operate on digests.
import21
Import Mailman 2.1 list data.
info Information about this Mailman instance.
inject Inject a message from a file into a mailing list's queue.
lists List all mailing lists
members
Manage list memberships. With no arguments, list all members.
qfile Get information out of a queue file.
remove Remove a mailing list.
reopen Signal the Mailman processes to re-open their log files.
restart
Stop and restart the Mailman runner subprocesses.
shell An alias for `withlist`.
start Start the Mailman master and runner processes.
status Status of the Mailman system.
stop Stop the Mailman master and runner processes.
unshunt
Unshunt messages.
version
Mailman's version.
withlist
Operate on a mailing list. For detailed help, see --details
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for Mailman is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
If the info and Mailman programs are properly installed at your site,
the command
info Mailman
should give you access to the complete manual.
Mailman 3.1.0 (Between The Wheels) July 2017 MAILMAN(1)
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