@malias

Commands

COMMAND: @malias

This allows you to generate and maintain mailing lists with the mail system. All mail aliases start with ‘*’, and are case-sensitive. (*dir is different than *Dir). There are two kinds of mail aliases, Personal and Global. Global mailing lists are owned and maintained by the god (#1) char and are available for anyone to use. Generally there will be *Wizards, *Admin, *Roleplay, and things of that nature. Personal mailing aliases are mailing lists that you have defined with the @malias command. Currently there is no limit to the number of people you can have on a mailing alias.

To begin sending mail to a mailing list, use @mail *<alias>=subject.

Usage:

@malias                   Displays a list of all mail aliases.
@malias *<alias>          Displays a list of people on that alias.
@malias *<alias>=<list>   Creates that mailing list, using <list>.

You can add, remove, rename, chown, redescribe, and delete mailing lists with a switch.

@malias/remove *<alias>=<player>     Removes <player> from *<alias>.
@malias/desc *<alias>=<description>  Changes the description for *<alias>.
@malias/add *<alias>=<player>        Adds <player> to *<alias>.
@malias/rename *<alias>=<name>       Renames that alias. Names must always
                                     begin with '*'.
@malias/delete *<alias>              Deletes <alias>.
@malias/chown *<alias>=<player>      Changes the owner of <alias> to
                                     <player>.

Wizards can use all of the malias commands on any mail alias. Instead of trying to figure out different mailing lists with the same name, wizards may use #<MALIAS NUMBER> instead of *alias in regards to the command. Remember that the alias commands will only recognize aliases owned by #1, owned by you, or by number.

@malias/list                         When invoked by a wizard, it will
                                     list all mailing aliases currently
                                     defined by their number.

When a player is destroyed (@destroy or @toad), any mail aliases they own are automatically deleted and they are removed from all alias membership lists.