To get a full list of publicly-accessible mailing lists at UCSD, you should send mail to listserv@ucsd.edu with a blank Subject line, and with the body text of
index
Or to get the same list, only supplemented with brief descriptions of each list, use the command
longindex
To subscribe or unsubscribe to a particular mailing list, send mail to listserv@ucsd.edu with a blank Subject line, and with the body text of
add networkusername@ucsd.edu mailinglistname
  or
delete networkusername@ucsd.edu mailinglistname
For example,
add gbluefin@ucsd.edu ucsd-flyers
  or
delete gbluefin@ucsd.edu ucsd-flyers