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Subject: Re: majordomo and approve
From: Jeffrey Kaplan <jkaplan @ world . std . com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 04:03:34 -0400 (EDT)
To: claudio minutella <minutella @ tic . ch>
Cc: Majordomo-Users @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <3.0.2.32.19980818105611.00d15d00@mail.tic.ch>

On Tue, 18 Aug 1998, claudio minutella wrote:

; - everybody can subscribe just himself to the list
; - everybody can unsubscribe himself from the list
; - nobody can write to the list, unless he/she writes
;   in the first line on the body : approve passwd
; - if approve is correct, the mail is sent direct to the list,
;   there is no need of interaction from the administrator.

Why not just make it a restricted, unmoderated list? By giving out the
password, you are inviting people to play games with the list's
config, subscription list, etc.

-- 
Jeffrey Kaplan           <*>    I'm set up for PGP.  Are you?
jkapllan@world.std.com   <*>   There's only one "l" in my name.
There is no need to copy to me via email a newsgroup follow-up.
     SF in New England: www.world.std.com/~gordol/nesf/

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it was a long time ago, but perhaps it is time to return to old habits."
(Amb. Mollari, B5 "A Voice in the Wilderness II")




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