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Subject: Re: update list by just uploading new file?
From: Bill Houle <bhoule @ sparc . sandiegoca . ncr . com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 17:36:58 -0700 (PDT)
To: jwelch @ cutter . com (Jeff Welch)
Cc: majordomo-users @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <3.0.5.32.19980921165848.0095e8e0@cutter.com> from "Jeff Welch" at Sep 21, 98 04:58:48 pm

Jeff Welch said:
> 
> Some majordomo installations have a command -- newwho -- that enables you
> to overwrite the contents (addresses) of a list with a new list.  I'm
> trying to replicate this functionality.  

There is a patch in the archives to enable 'newwho'.

> I could do this by just manually uploading a new list, and overwriting old
> the one each time.   Is this advisable?  It seems a little risky, though
> I'm not sure why.

Only advisable on a policy=closed list. Otherwise:

YOU:	who (to get)
OTHER:	zubscribe list
YOU:	newwho (to put)

You just overwrote the zubscription of the other user.

--bill



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