To use the config and newconfig commands for Majordomo:

Put

config list passwd

In a mail message to get the configuration.

Edit it, then mail it back with the 

newconfig list passwd

command.


So for example:

>>>> config uufc config.password
# The configuration file for a majordomo mailing list.
# Comments start with the first # on a line, and continue to the end
# of the line. There is no way to escape the # character. The file
# uses either a key = value for simple (i.e. a single) values, or uses
# a here document
#     key << END 
#     value 1
#     value 2
#     [ more values 1 per line]
#     END 
# for installing multiple values in array types. Note that the here
# document delimiter (END in the example above) must be the same at the end
# of the list of entries as it is after the << characters.
# Within a here document, the # sign is NOT a comment character.
# A blank line is allowed only as the last line in the here document.
#
# The values can have multiple forms:
#
#       absolute_dir -- A root anchored (i.e begins with a /) directory 
#       absolute_file -- A root anchored (i.e begins with a /) file 
#       bool -- choose from: yes, no, y, n
#       enum -- One of a list of possible values
#       integer -- an integer (string made up of the digits 0-9,
#                  no decimal point)
#       float -- a floating point number with decimal point.
#       regexp -- A perl style regular expression with
#                 leading and trailing /'s.
#       restrict_post -- a series of space or : separated file names in which
#                        to look up the senders address
#                   (restrict-post should go away to be replaced by an
#                    array of files)
#       string -- any text up until a \n stripped of
#                 leading and trailing whitespace
#       word -- any text with no embedded whitespace
#
# A blank value is also accepted, and will undefine the corresponding keyword.
# The character Control-A may not be used in the file.
#
# A trailing _array on any of the above types means that that keyword
# will allow more than one value.
#
# Within a here document for a string_array, the '-' sign takes on a special
# significance.
#
#     To embed a blank line in the here document, put a '-' as the first
#       and ONLY character on the line.
#
#     To preserve whitespace at the beginning of a line, put a - on the
#       line before the whitespace to be preserved
#
#     To put a literal '-' at the beginning of a line, double it.
#
#
# The default if the keyword is not supplied is given in ()'s while the 
# type of value is given in [], the subsystem the keyword is used in is
# listed in <>'s. (undef) as default value means that the keyword is not
# defined or used.


        # admin_passwd       [word] (uufc.admin) <majordomo>
        # (Default is specified in the file <listname>.passwd) The password
        # for handling administrative tasks on the list.
admin_passwd      =   uufc.admin

        # administrivia      [bool] (yes) <resend>
        # Look for administrative requests (e.g. subscribe/unsubscribe) and
        # forward them to the list maintainer instead of the list.
administrivia     =   yes

        # advertise          [regexp_array] (undef) <majordomo>
        # If the requestor email address matches one of these regexps, then
        # the list will be listed in the output of a lists command. Failure to
        # match any regexp excludes the list from the output. The regexps
        # under noadvertise overide these regexps.
advertise         <<  END

END

        # approve_passwd     [word] (uufc.pass) <resend>
        # Password to be used in the approved header to allow posting to
        # moderated list, or to bypass resend checks.
approve_passwd    =   uufc.pass

        # archive_dir        [absolute_dir] (undef) <majordomo>
        # The directory where the mailing list archive is kept. This item does
        # not currently work. Leave it blank.
archive_dir       =

        # comments           [string_array] (undef) <config>
        # Comment string that will be retained across config file rewrites.
comments          <<  END

END

        # date_info          [bool] (yes) <majordomo>
        # Put the last updated date for the info file at the top of the info
        # file rather than having it appended with an info command. This is
        # useful if the file is being looked at by some means other than
        # majordomo (e.g. finger).
date_info         =   yes

        # debug              [bool] (no) <resend>
        # Don't actually forward message, just go though the motions.
debug             =   no

        # description        [string] (undef) <majordomo>
        # Used as description for mailing list when replying to the lists
        # command. There is no quoting mechanism, and there is only room for
        # 50 or so characters.
description       =

        # digest_archive     [absolute_dir] (undef) <digest>
        # The directory where the digest archive is kept. This item does not
        # currently work. Leave it blank.
digest_archive    =

        # digest_issue       [integer] (1) <digest>
        # The issue number of the next issue
digest_issue      =   1

        # digest_name        [string] (uufc) <digest>
        # The subject line for the digest. This string has the volume  and
        # issue appended to it.
digest_name       =   uufc

        # digest_rm_footer   [word] (undef) <digest>
        # The value is the name of the list that applies the header and
        # footers to the messages that are received by digest. This allows the
        # list supplied headers and footers to be stripped before the messages
        # are included in the digest. This keyword is currently non operative.
digest_rm_footer  =

        # digest_rm_fronter  [word] (undef) <digest>
        # Works just like digest_rm_footer, except it removes the front
        # material. Just like digest_rm_footer, it is also non-operative.
digest_rm_fronter =

        # digest_volume      [integer] (1) <digest>
        # The current volume number
digest_volume     =   1

        # digest_work_dir    [absolute_dir] (undef) <digest>
        # The directory used as scratch space for digest. Don't  change this
        # unless you know what you are doing
digest_work_dir   =

        # maxlength          [integer] (40000) <resend,digest>
        # The maximum size of an unapproved message in characters. When used
        # with digest, a new digest will be automatically generated if the
        # size of the digest exceeds this number of characters.
maxlength         =   40000

        # message_footer     [string_array] (undef) <resend,digest>
        # Text to be appended at the end of all messages posted to the list.
        # The text is expanded before being used. The following expansion
        # tokens are defined: $LIST - the name of the current list, $SENDER -
        # the sender as taken from the from line, $VERSION, the version of
        # majordomo. If used in a digest, no expansion tokens are provided
message_footer    <<  END

END

        # message_fronter    [string_array] (undef) <resend,digest>
        # Text to be prepended to the beginning of all messages posted to the
        # list. The text is expanded before being used. The following
        # expansion tokens are defined: $LIST - the name of the current list,
        # $SENDER - the sender as taken from the from line, $VERSION, the
        # version of majordomo. If used in a digest, only the expansion token
        # _SUBJECTS_ is available, and it expands to the list of message
        # subjects in the digest
message_fronter   <<  END

END

        # message_headers    [string_array] (undef) <resend,digest>
        # These headers will be appended to the headers of the posted message.
        # The text is expanded before being used. The following expansion
        # tokens are defined: $LIST - the name of the current list, $SENDER -
        # the sender as taken from the from line, $VERSION, the version of
        # majordomo.
message_headers   <<  END

END

        # moderate           [bool] (no) <resend>
        # If yes, all postings to the list  must be approved by the moderator.
moderate          =   no

        # mungedomain        [bool] (no) <majordomo>
        # If set to yes, a different method is used to determine a matching
        # address.  When set to yes, addresses of the form user@dom.ain.com
        # are considered equivalent to addresses of the form user@ain.com.
        # This allows a user to subscribe to a list using the domain address
        # rather than the address assigned to a particular machine in the
        # domain. This keyword affects the interpretation of addresses for
        # subscribe, unsubscribe, and all private options.
mungedomain       =   no

        # noadvertise        [regexp_array] (undef) <majordomo>
        # If the requestor name matches one of these regexps, then the list
        # will not be listed in the output of a lists command. Noadvertise
        # overrides advertise.
noadvertise       <<  END

END

        # precedence         [word] (bulk) <resend,digest>
        # Put a precedence header with value <value> into the outgoing
        # message.
precedence        =   bulk

        # private_get        [bool] (yes) <majordomo>
        # If set to yes, then the requestor must be on the mailing list in
        # order to get files.
private_get       =   yes

        # private_index      [bool] (no) <majordomo>
        # If set to yes, then the requestor must be on the mailing list in
        # order to get a file index.
private_index     =   no

        # private_info       [bool] (no) <majordomo>
        # If set to yes, then the requestor must be on the mailing list to use
        # the info <list> command.
private_info      =   no

        # private_which      [bool] (no) <majordomo>
        # If set to yes, then the requestor must  be on the mailing list in
        # order to get which info from that list.
private_which     =   no

        # private_who        [bool] (no) <majordomo>
        # If set to yes, then the requestor must  be on mailing the list in
        # order to use the who command.
private_who       =   no

        # purge_received     [bool] (no) <resend>
        # Remove all received lines before resending the message.
purge_received    =   no

        # reply_to           [word] () <resend,digest>
        # Put a reply-to header with value <value> into the outgoing message.
        # If the token $SENDER is used, then the address of the sender is used
        # as the value of the reply-to header. This is the value of the reply-
        # to header for digest lists.
reply_to          =

        # resend_host        [word] (undef) <resend>
        # The host name that is appended to all address strings specified for
        # resend.
resend_host       =

        # restrict_post      [restrict_post] (undef) <resend>
        # If defined only address listed in one of the files (colon or space
        # separated) can post to the mailing list. This is less useful than it
        # seems it should be since there is no way to create these files if
        # you do not have access to the machine running resend. This mechanism
        # will be replaced in a future version of majordomo/resend.
restrict_post     =

        # sender             [word] (owner-uufc) <majordomo,resend,digest>
        # The envelope and sender address for the resent mail. This string has
        # "@" and the value of resend_host appended to it to make a complete
        # address. For majordomo, it provides the sender address for the
        # welcome mail message generated as part of the subscribe command.
sender            =   owner-uufc

        # strip              [bool] (yes) <majordomo>
        # When adding address to the list, strip off all comments etc, and put
        # just the raw address in the list file.  In addition to the keyword,
        # if the file <listname>.strip exists, it is the same as specifying a
        # yes value. That yes value is overridden by the value of this
        # keyword.
strip             =   yes

        # subject_prefix     [word] (undef) <resend>
        # This word will be prefixed to the subject line, if it is not already
        # in the subject. The text is expanded before being used. The
        # following expansion tokens are defined: $LIST - the name of the
        # current list, $SENDER - the sender as taken from the from line,
        # $VERSION, the version of majordomo.
subject_prefix    =

        # subscribe_policy   [enum] (open) <majordomo> /open;closed;auto/
        # One of 3 possible values: open, closed, auto.  Open allows people to
        # subscribe themselves to the list. Auto allows anybody to subscribe
        # anybody to the list without maintainer approval. The existence of
        # the file <listname>.auto is the same as specifying the value auto.
        # Closed requires maintainer approval for all subscribe requests to
        # the list. In addition to the keyword, if the file <listname>.closed
        # exists, it is the same as specifying the value closed. The value of
        # this keyword overrides the value supplied by any existent files.
subscribe_policy  =   closed

#[Last updated Fri Aug  4 19:23:20 1995]