Eprints-tech Mailing List

This page provides information about the eprints-tech@ecs.soton.ac.uk mailing list which is intended for those who develop and administer EPrints repository software.

How to Subscribe

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You can email sympa@ecs.soton.ac.uk with the following text in your subject line to carry out certain commands:

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Get information about the eprints-tech list.

SUBSCRIBE eprints-tech your name 

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UNSUBSCRIBE eprints-tech email@address 

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The SET command allows you to change options for your current subscription to the EPrints Tech list.

SET eprints-tech NOMAIL 

suspend receipt of the eprints-tech's messages.

SET eprints-tech DIGEST 

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SET eprints-tech DIGESTPLAIN 

receive messages in digest mode (plain text).

SET eprints-tech SUMMARY 

only receive lists of messages.

SET eprints-tech NOTICE 

only receive the message subjects.

SET eprints-tech MAIL 

normal message delivery mode.

List Archives

To view the archives of the list go to https://www.eprints.org/eptech/

January 2024 update: Updating with the latest posts to the list and searching is back again, but we are still working on a better structured list archive to make it easier to get an overview.