Majordomo Mailing Lists

 

Majordomo is a program which automates the management of Internet mailing lists. This program distributes the email sent to the mailing list, handles much of the routine subscribing to and unsubscribing from the list, and answers basic information requests about the list.

majordomo. n. a person who speaks, makes arrangements, or takes charge for another. From the Latin phrase major domus: "master of the house".

Table of Contents

  1. Quick Start: Subscribing to a majordomo mailing list.
  2. A few useful majordomo commands:
  3. A comprehensive list of majordomo commands
  4. Requesting a majordomo mailing list for your course or interest group.
  5. Serving as a list administrator

The information contained within these documents applies only to the computing environment at American River College and the Los Rios Community College District.

This document is based heavily on one from the University of Chicago Networked Multimedia & Learning Technologies group, which has kindly given us permission to use and modify their document for our server. It also includes excerpts from the Majordomo Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Document. The document was localized for American River College and the Los Rios Community College District by Phil Smith, 28 August 1997.