NAME

       sync_members - Synchronize a Mailman mailing list's membership with a flat file.

SYNOPSIS

       sync_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' setting is.  With -w=yes or -w, the welcome
              message is sent.  With -w=no, no message is sent.

       -g={ yes | no }, --goodbye-msg={ yes | no }
              Sets whether or not to send the goodbye  message  to  removed  members,  overriding
              whatever  the list's `send_goodbye_msg' setting is.  With -g=yes or -g, the goodbye
              message is sent.  With -g=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 members.

       -a={ yes | no }, --notifyadmin={ yes | no }
              Specifies  whether  the  admin  should  be  notified  for  each   subscription   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
              notified.  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 synchronize 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, but may be used by
       others.

SEE ALSO

       Mailman documentation on http://www.list.org/ and in /usr/share/doc/mailman.

                                            2007-07-14                            SYNC_MEMBERS(8)