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Subject: Re:howto : dot in listname ?
From: David Smith <smithd @ blkbox . com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 10:57:00 -0500
To: Bruno . Vuillemin @ unifr . ch, majordomo-users @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <ML-3.3.880371162.5758.vuillemi@siufuxsun00.unifr.ch>

At 12:32 PM +0100 11/24/97, Bruno.Vuillemin@unifr.ch wrote:
>Hello
>
>This is probably a classical problem, though I couldn't find it
>in the faq and in the archives of this list.
>
>I must set up a list name containing a dot before the '@'.
>for example : secretariat.iiuf@unifr.ch
>
>if I use the NEWLIST doc in the distribution I can set up a
>secretariat-iiuf@unifr.ch   without any problem
>           ^--minus sign
>
>but if I use the requested form secretariat.iiuf@unifr.ch
>                                           ^-- dot
>I just can't see it after a lists request.

The dot is used to denote a "list name" from the extra files (eg
listname.config) that are in the lists directory.

For a full dicussion on it look up the archives, it has been discussed a
number of times on this list.




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