SYNC_MEMBERS(8)SYNC_MEMBERS(8)NAMEsync_members - Synchronize a mailing list's membership with a flat
file.
SYNOPSISsync_members [options] -f file listname
DESCRIPTION
This script is useful if you have a Mailman mailing list and a sendmail
:include: style list of addresses (also as is used in Majordomo). For
every address in the file that does not appear in the mailing list, the
address is added. For every address in the mailing list that does not
appear in the file, the address is removed. Other options control what
happens when an address is added or removed.
OPTIONS-n, --no-change
Don't actually make the changes. Instead, print out what would
be done to the list.
-w={ yes | no }, --welcome-msg={ yes | no }
Sets whether or not to send the newly added members a welcome
message, overriding whatever the list's `send_welcome_msg' set‐
ting is. With -w=yes or -w, the welcome message is sent. With
-w=no, no message is sent.
-d={ yes | no }, --digest={ yes | no }
Selects whether to make newly added members receive messages in
digests. With -d=yes or -d, they become digest members. With
-d=no (or if no -d option given) they are added as regular mem‐
bers.
-a={ yes | no }, --notifyadmin={ yes | no }
Specifies whether the admin should be notified for each sub‐
scription or unsubscription. If you're adding a lot of
addresses, you definitely want to turn this off! With -a=yes or
-a, the admin is notified. With -a=no, the admin is not noti‐
fied. With no -a option, the default for the list is used.
-f=filename, --file=filename
This option is required. It specifies the flat file to synchro‐
nize against. Email addresses must appear one per line. If
filename is `-' then stdin is used.
-h, --help
Print a small help text and exit
listname specifies the list to synchronize.
AUTHOR
Author of Mailman is the Mailman Cabal, see http://www.list.org/ for
information. This manpage is written by Tollef Fog Heen
<tfheen@debian.org> for Debian
SEE ALSO
Mailman documentation on http://www.list.org/ and in
/usr/share/doc/mailman.
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