Advanced Listserv – Index
The index command returns a list of files available from the list server for a given mailing list:
index <listname>
This command will return a listing like the following:
* Archive files for the AH511 list at LISTSERV.UIC.EDU(monthly logs) * rec last - change * filename filetype GET PUT -fm lrecl nrecs date time * -------- -------- --- --- --- ----- ----- -------- -------- AH511 LOG9802 LOG OWN V 79 73 98/02/27 23:41:20 AH511 LOG9803 LOG OWN V 82 210 98/03/17 10:21:41 AH511 LOG9804 LOG OWN V 73 36 98/04/18 07:48:55 AH511 LOG9805 LOG OWN V 76 298 98/05/26 13:58:49 |
To get a listing of files available from the list server itself send an index command without a specific listname specified.
index
This will return a listing like the following:
* filename filetype GET PUT -fm lrecl nrecs date time * -------- -------- --- --- --- ----- ----- ---------- -------- LISTDB MEMO ALL N/A V 74 739 1997-06-23 17:43:00 WWW_ARCHIVE MAILTPL ALL CTL V 110 37 1997-06-30 15:48:50 TRIO CATALOG PRV OWN V 49 7 1996-04-12 13:37:49 GRATEFULMED CATALOG ALL OWN V 54 6 1996-05-17 15:02:52 ONLINE CATALOG PRV OWN V 53 139 1997-11-21 09:49:59 THEORYNT CATALOG ALL OWN V 54 10 1996-05-24 15:35:25 KIDPROJ CATALOG ALL OWN V 53 206 1996-08-12 16:37:10 NEW-LIST CATALOG ALL OWN V 53 12 1996-05-29 15:00:56 NAT-JOURN CATALOG PRV OWN V 64 15 1998-05-29 12:33:15 PEERS NAMES ALL LMC V 108 1603 1998-05-26 21:08:06 BITEARN NODES N/A LMC V 239 1967 1998-06-04 09:56:03 LISTCAT FILE ALL LMC V 49 394 1997-01-21 18:46:38 LISTFILE MEMO ALL N/A V 72 606 1995-05-24 03:35:12 |
An index usually contains a listing with the following columns:
|
Column |
Description |
|
filename |
Name of the list. |
|
filetype |
Name of the file available for the list. |
|
get |
Who may retrieve the file – see codes below. |
|
put |
Who can upload the file; same codes as for “get”. |
|
rfm |
File record format – “V” for variable length lines, “F” for fixed length lines. |
|
lrecl |
The longest line length. |
|
nrecs |
The number of lines. |
|
date |
The date the file was uploaded. |
|
time |
The time the file was uploaded. |
|
description |
A file description (optional). |
The codes in the “Get” and “Put” columns mean the following:
|
Code |
Description |
|
ALL |
Everybody |
|
CTL |
LISTSERV administrators |
|
OWN |
List owners |
|
PRV |
Private, ie list members |
|
LMC |
LISTSERV master coordinator |
|
N/A |
Not applicable – file is internally maintained by LISTSERV |
|
MSC |
Miscellaneous – contact administrator for more information |
You can also use the get command to obtain a list’s index; in other words, the following commands are equivalent:
get <listname> filelist
index <listname>