ADD_MEMBERS(8)                                     ADD_MEMBERS(8)



NAME
       add_members - Add members to a list from the command line.


SYNOPSIS
       add_members [-n <file>] [-d <file>] [-c <y|n>] [-w  <y|n>]
       [-h] listname


DESCRIPTION
       Add members from a file to a mailman list. Listname is the
       name of the Mailman list you are adding  members  to.   It
       must already exist.


OPTIONS
       -n file, --non-digest-members-file file

              A  file  containing  addresses of the members to be
              added, one address per line.  This list  of  people
              become  non-digest  members.   If file is `-', read
              addresses from stdin.


       -d file, --digest-members-file file

              Similar to above, but these  people  become  digest
              members.


       -c [y|n], --changes-msg [y|n]

              Whether  or  not  to  send  the  list  members  the
              `there's going to be big changes to your list' mes-
              sage. defaults to no.


       -w [y|n], --welcome-msg [y|n]

              set  whether or not to send the list members a wel-
              come  message,  overriding  whatever   the   list's
              `send_welcome_msg' setting is.


       -h, --help

              Print a help message and exit.


NOTES
       You  must  supply  at  least one of -n and -d options.  At
       most one of the files can be `-'.


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.



                            2001-03-10             ADD_MEMBERS(8)