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Subject: Re: Admin Bounces
From: Brian Hartsfield <bh @ hq . stargame . org>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 14:36:51 -0400 (EDT)
To: Bowden Wise <wiseb @ cs . rpi . edu>
Cc: majordomo-users @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <199509130231.AA17754@cs.rpi.edu>



On Tue, 12 Sep 1995, Bowden Wise wrote:

> When someone sends a subscribe message to a list, I am using resend
> with administrative checking, and the BOUNCE admin message is getting
> sent to me, the list owner.   But....does the person who sent the
> message get anything back??  I think it would be good if they got the
> request-answer message returned to them so that they would know to
> send their request to the majordomo address.  But it looks like the
> message is just sent to me and then I must resolve it?   is this the
> way it is supposed to work?

Yes.  You have to decide if this is a legitimate message or somebody eas 
stupid and sent a subscribe <list> to the list address.  You are to look 
at it and if it is a valid message approve it.  It was an admin request 
then you can do what you want to with it.

Brian




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