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3.28. What are all the "special" email addresses used for a list

foo-request

 Users send commands to this address to subscribe, get help, or
 perform other functions on the list 'foo'. An email with the word
 "help" in the body will result in a response with all available
 commands.

foo-subscribe (synonym: foo-join)

 Users send a blank email to subscribe to the 'foo' list. The user must
 then reply to the confirmation message (see 'foo-confirm' below) to
 complete the task.

foo-unsubscribe (synonym: foo-leave)

 Users send a blank email to unsubscribe from the 'foo' list. The user
 must then reply to the confirmation message (see 'foo-confirm') to
 complete the task.

foo-owner

 See FAQ 3.27

foo-bounces (synonym: foo-admin)

 These are used by Mailman for the recipient of bounced 'foo' list
 messages ('foo-admin' is obsolete but retained for backward
 compatibility). See FAQ 3.27

foo-confirm

 This is the recipient for confirmation messages sent by 'foo'
 list members.

Are there any others?

owner-foo

  This forwards to foo-owner in version 2.1.9.cp2. Needs confirmation.

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