Re: User list

[gnat <gnat @ kreative . net>]

Hey, I can finally answer one of these!!!

Rasana Atreya wrote:

> ########################
> # Majordomo aliases
> majordomo: "|/path_to_majordomo_directory/wrapper majordomo"
> owner-majordomo: rasana
> majordomo-owner: rasana
> 
> test:        "|/path_to_majordomo_directory/wrapper resend -l test test-list"
> test-list:  :include:/var/mailalias/majordomo/lists/test
> owner-test:   rasana,
> test-owner:   rasana
> test-request:    "|/path_to_majordomo_directory/wrapper majordomo -l test"
> test-approval:    rasana
> ########################
> 
> >From the above, I assume that the actual list of subscribers will be kept in
> /var/mailalias/majordomo/lists/test.
 Right!

> So does that mean that I have to keep adding names to the above file
> _manually_ to /var/mailalias/majordomo/lists/test each time I find the result
> of "(un)subscribe" in my mailbox?

Well, if you have the list as open then potential list members can sign
themselves up on their own. If the list is closed, then you will have to
approve each new member with

approve <password> test <email address>

> Or (hopefully!) I have it totally wrong, and there *is* an automatic way of
> doing this?
  Yes go into test.config and look for subscribe_policy and set it equal
to open.

> Also, if I do _not_ have to do add users manually, where is the user list
> kept?
  The list members are kept in test.


Rich (the village idiot)
   from kreative access