Site Configuration Keyword Reference
for LISTSERV® version 15.5
Last updated 5 Dec 2007
Defining site configuration keyword values
After making changes, restart the server
Alphabetical keyword reference
Defining site configuration keyword values
The syntax used to define these values differs from platform to platform. For each site configuration keyword we have provided examples for all systems affected by the keyword. A general syntax guide follows:
The configuration file is located on LISTSERV's 191 minidisk and is called LOCAL SYSVARS.
KEYWORD = 'somevalue'
Note that for VM the space on either side of the "=" sign is required. For substitutions, follow the REXX language syntax. For instance,
MAILER = 'mailer@'NODE
MYDOMAIN = NODE 'some.host.com'
OpenVMS users should use the new Site Configuration Wizard in the web interface to modify the site configuration file, rather than editing it by hand. It is also possible to use the LISTSERV_CONFIGURE.COM application, provided with the software, to modify the site configuration file. However, LISTSERV_CONFIGURE.COM may not allow you to edit all possible keyword settings.
While hand-editing SITE_CONFIG.DAT is not recomended, for situations that may require it, SITE_CONFIG.DAT entries look like this:
NODE "LISTSERV.EXAMPLE.COM"
MYDOMAIN "LISTSERV.EXAMPLE.COM"
LOCAL "*.EXAMPLE.COM"
DBRINDEX "1"
All values, including numerics and Booleans, must be in double quotes.
Unix users should use the new Site Configuration Wizard in the web interface to modify the site configuration file (go.user), rather than editing it by hand. However, it is possible to edit the file by hand if necessary.
Keywords requiring text values:
KEYWORD="somevalue"
Keywords requiring numeric values (ie, Boolean settings):
KEYWORD=number
eg, NODE="listserv.mynode.com", but DBRINDEX=0 .
For substitutions, follow this example:
MYDOMAIN="$NODE some.host.com"
Note that under unix, all site configuration variables must be exported. The commonly-used variables are exported for you in the go script. Anything else must be exported at the end of go.user.
In LISTSERV 15.0 and following, the old SITE.EXE application used to edit the configuration file (site.cfg) is obsolete and its use deprecated. Windows users should use the new Site Configuration Wizard in the web interface to modify the site configuration file, rather than editing it by hand. However, it is possible to edit the file by hand if necessary.
KEYWORD=somevalue
Note that both text and numerics, unless specifically noted in the keyword documentation, do not require (and should not use) double quotes. There are a few exceptions to this general rule.
For substitutions, follow this example:
MYDOMAIN=%NODE% some.host.com
Restart the Server (in some cases)
In LISTSERV 15.0 and following, any configuration change made via the web interface that requires a manual server restart will cause a message to that effect to be displayed.
Windows sites using the SMTPL.EXE "listener" should also stop and restart the listener as some changes will affect it as well.
Alphabetical Keyword Reference
Please see the full documentation of each keyword for platform availability.
Keywords not hyperlinked are obscure, undocumented VM-only settings. If you are a VM site and need help with these settings, please contact L-Soft customer support.
If the "Introduced" column is blank, the keyword existed prior to LISTSERV 1.8d (13).
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14.0 |
Specifies non-POSTMASTER users who are allowed to post to the ALL-REQUEST alias. |
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14.0 |
Turns LISTSERV's real-time anti-virus scanning on or off. |
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14.4 |
One of two variables that may be set on servers that submit mail to the external LISTSERV AVS for virus and spam scanning, which can help deal with DoS mail-bombing attacks. |
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14.4 |
One of two variables that may be set on servers that submit mail to the external LISTSERV AVS for virus and spam scanning, which can help deal with DoS mail-bombing attacks. |
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Defines the hostname of a machine that knows how to route mail to BITNET addresses |
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1.8d (13) |
Tells LISTSERV where to send bounces not related to any particular list |
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14.0 |
Tells LISTSERV to mirror a copy of all or selected changelogs to DBMS. |
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14.0 |
Used in conjunction with CHANGELOG_DBMS. Sets the DBMS connection characteristics for mirroring changelog data to DBMS. |
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14.0 |
Used in conjunction with CHANGELOG_DBMS. Sets the DBMS table characteristics for mirroring changelog data to DBMS. |
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List of library minidisks to be checked at startup |
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14.0 |
Three configuration variables under the CLI_* rubric are available for use with DBMS/Mail Merge. |
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1.8c (12) |
Defines the hostname used by the LCMD utility |
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The name of the CMS system to be used on IPL commands |
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1.8c (12) |
Where to send VMS or NT crash reports |
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The password required to create new lists |
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Indicates whether the (old) VM database functions are enabled or not |
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1.8d (13) |
Several configuration variables under the DBMS_* rubric are available for use with the DBMS/Mail Merge. |
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1.8c (12) |
Determines whether or not the new LISTSERV database functions use reverse indexing |
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14.3 |
Debug setting to display passwords in LISTSERV's log file |
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14.3 |
Show fully-logged TCPGUI commands for debugging purposes. |
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14.0 |
Sets a default period for rotating change-logs. |
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15.0 |
Boolean value that sets the server default for background DISTRIBUTE |
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1.8d (13) |
Sets the default national language template for use by all lists on the server |
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14.5 |
Sets the server default for the list-level Loopcheck keyword |
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14.5 |
Sets the server default for the list-level Misc-Options keyword |
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1.8d (13) |
Sets defaults for passive probing |
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1.8b (11) |
Provides a default value for the "SPLIT=" command line keyword |
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The delay between two reader-scan operations |
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Indicates whether LISTSERV should use diagnose X'D4' to mimic the RSCS origin on files it DISTRIBUTEs |
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1.8d (13) |
Space-separated list of non-POSTMASTER users who are to be allowed to use DISTRIBUTE |
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15.0 |
Tuning parameter for background DISTRIBUTE. |
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15.0 |
Tuning parameter for background DISTRIBUTE. |
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14.4 |
Enables and tunes DISTRIBUTE "workers". This is a tuning feature for embedded mail merge. |
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15.0 |
The minimum message size, in kilobytes, to make use of DISTRIBUTE workers |
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14.4 |
Enables and tunes DISTRIBUTE "workers". This is a tuning feature for embedded mail merge. |
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1.8d-2000b (13.2) |
Determines whether or not list owners may use the mail-merge feature for their lists. |
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1.8d (13) |
Boolean value which controls security validation feature for the DISTRIBUTE command. WARNING: See the full documentation before changing this value. |
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14.5 |
Specifies DomainKeys domains for which you are able and willing to sign |
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14.5 |
Boolean value which directs LISTSERV to sign all messages for which it has a suitable DomainKeys private key. |
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14.4 |
Boolean value which determines whether or not LISTSERV may use a standard SMTP mailer to send mail-merge messages. |
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The filemode of the DEFAULT disk to be used for storing files via a PUT command |
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The maximum number of lines for any incoming non-mail file to be accepted |
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1.8d (13) |
Defines users or classes of users who should be exempt from LISTSERV's standard filter |
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1.8b (12) |
Defines users or classes of users who should not be allowed to post to any list on the server. |
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Defines the number of seconds LISTSERV will try to open a file locked by an external process |
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Defines (in kilobytes) the "target size" for LISTSERV's file cache. |
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Defines (in kilobytes) the threshold at which point LISTSERV should start aggressively trimming the cache. |
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Defines (in kilobytes) the cache size at which LISTSERV should write a warning to the console log. |
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14.4 |
Add anti-virus protection for those Windows sites that for policy or other reasons must run anti-virus systems other than F-Secure on their servers. |
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Internet addresses of persons to be granted an "infinite" GET quota |
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14.3 |
Determines whether or not error tracebacks are shown to non-postmasters. |
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(VM only) A list of userid@nodes whose messages and files are to be ignored |
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14.1 |
Provided for DBMS lists with UEMAIL fields to work around RFC821 requirement that an email address local-part must be evaluated case-sensitively. |
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1.8d (13) |
Boolean value determining whether or not LISTSERV will ignore the PRIME setting on incoming DISTRIBUTE jobs. |
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1.8c (12) |
On VM, determines whether INDEX subscriptions use GETPOST or old-style database jobs by default. |
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The optional local "installation password" associated with the INSTALL command |
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1.8d (13) |
Boolean value determining whether or not the "Summary of resource utilization" is generated or suppressed in a CJLI JOB command response. |
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15.5 |
Seven configuration variables under the LDAP_* rubric for configuring LDAP support. |
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Toggles license warnings on and off. WARNING: See the full documentation before changing this value. |
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Default value for the "List-Address=" keyword |
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1.8a (10) |
Filenames of executable files that can be defined as exits by an "Exit=" list header keyword |
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Boolean variable indicating how PUT commands for datafiles associated with the LMC FAC are handled |
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a list of nodes to be associated with the hardcoded LCL FAC. Also used as the default for the "Local=" list keyword |
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Internet address of the local mailer |
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the maximum number of lines for an incoming MAIL file to be accepted |
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Maximum number of 'RCPT TO:' lines per BSMTP file sent to the mailer |
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14.3 |
The maximum number of lists to which consecutive subscription attempts will be accepted from a given subscriber, to prevent "spoofing" attacks. |
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(HPO only) The maximum number of recipients to be listed in the LISTSERV console log as recipients of an SMTP job |
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Maximum number of recipients in forwarded DISTRIBUTE jobs |
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MAXGET |
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Maximum number of GET requests a user can make per day |
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MAXGETK |
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Maximum number of kilobytes of data a user may obtain a day via GET requests. |
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Information about library minidisks |
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Userid of the virtual machine running a RFC1312/MSP server, if "Internet TELL" support is desired |
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The list of domain names which are equivalent to NODE--e.g., MX addresses, CNAMEs, etc. |
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Short organization name that appears in the RFC-822 "Sender:" line. |
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NDMAIL |
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Whether to send mail to the local MAILER in Netdata format |
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Internet address of this LISTSERV host |
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NO_NJE_JOBS |
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Directs a VMS™ server running in NJE mode to send all outgoing server-to-server requests via the Internet |
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1.8d (13) |
Three configuration variables under the OCI_* rubric are available for use with the DBMS/Mail Merge. |
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1.8d (13) |
Three configuration variables under the ODBC_* rubric are available for use with the DBMS/Mail Merge. |
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OFFLINETHR |
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Defines the system and RSCS spool thresholds for automatic offline/online control |
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14.3 |
Controls the "verboseness" of LISTSERV's administrative From: line. |
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A list of userid@nodes, of which the first one is the "main" postmaster (to receive transferred files). |
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Defines the "prime time" for your node |
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1.8b (11) |