TRANSFER Administration Guide Volume 1 Reference Manual

DISTRIBUTION LISTS Screen
Managing Distribution Lists
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Note ADMIN ignores any value already in the Correspondent field when you enter a search request in the List
Name field with a prefix referencing a correspondent or group, that is, when you enter your request in the
form correspondent.list name or group name.list name
For more on wild cards and search patterns, see Section 2, “Getting Started with
ADMIN.”
Display the attributes of a list by entering the name in the List Name field or
positioning your cursor next to the name in a list and pressing F2.
Add a distribution list to your own depot by optionally entering the new name on
the List Name field and pressing F7. You will get the DISTRIBUTION LIST
ATTRIBUTES screen, where you can continue the process of adding the list.
Add a distribution list for a group to which you belong if the group's TRANSFER
profile is nonrestrictive, that is, configured to allow any group member to create
distribution lists. You can optionally enter the new name on the List Name field in
the form group name . list name and press F7. You will get the
DISTRIBUTION LIST ATTRIBUTES screen, where you can continue the process of
adding the list.
Delete one of your distribution lists or a list you have created for a nonrestrictive
group by entering the name in the List Name field and pressing F6. Alternatively,
you can position your cursor next to the name in a list. If the distribution list
contains any members, you will get the VERIFY DELETION OF DISTRIBUTION
LIST screen to confirm the deletion.
You can delete more than one of your lists in a single action by using any character
to mark more than one distribution list name on the list and pressing F6.
Display the TRANSFER membership of a distribution list by entering the name in
the List Name field or positioning your cursor next to the name in a list and
pressing F3. You will get the DISTRIBUTION LIST MEMBERS screen.
Display the X400 foreign correspondents who are members of a distribution list by
entering the name in the List Name field or positioning your cursor next to the
name in a list and pressing SF3. You will get the DISTRIBUTION LIST X400
MEMBER screen.
Return to the first page of a multipage listing by pressing SF1.
Move between multiple pages of this screen by pressing the NEXT PAGE and
PREV PAGE keys.
Recover the DISTRIBUTION LISTS screen in its previous state by pressing SF14.
This function can be useful if, for example, the contents of the screen become
garbled due to a communication error. RECOVER brings the screen back.
Get the Help screen for an explanation of the DISTRIBUTION LISTS screen or the
message currently displayed on the advice line by pressing F15.
Return to the MAIN MENU by pressing F16.