How to use MASTER.PASSWD on MajorCool (Dave Wolfe)

[Eddy . Beliveau @ hec . ca]

Hi!

I'm installing MajorCool 1.3.1 on Majordomo 1.94.4

On the MajorCool's help file, they explain the following:

> Change List Password
>
> Normally, the password change is implemented as a config file update via the 'newconfig' command. 
> However, if MajorCool detects the
> presence of a legacy list.pass file, the deprecated 'password' command is used instead. The exception to 
> this is if MajorCool detects the
> implementation of the "master password file" technique of list.pass linked to a read-only 
> MASTER.PASSWD.

What is the concept of that MASTER.PASSWD file ?

How does MajorCool/Majordomo react if there is no $list.passwd file ?
How does  MajorCool/Majordomo react if the file $list.passwd exist ?
How does  MajorCool/Majordomo react if the file $list.passwd is read-only ?
How does  MajorCool/Majordomo react if the file MASTER.PASSWD exist ?
How does  MajorCool/Majordomo react if the file MASTER.PASSWD is read-only?
How does  MajorCool/Majordomo react if both file MASTER.PASSWD and $list.passwd exists
                  and are not linked together ?
How does  MajorCool/Majordomo react if both file MASTER.PASSWD and $list.passwd exists
                  and are linked together ?
How does  MajorCool/Majordomo react if both file MASTER.PASSWD and $list.passwd exists
                  and are linked together and MASTER.PASSWD is read-only ?
or any other combinations...

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I did the command "grep MASTER.PASSWD majordomo*" and did find nothing
Does it need a patch to be activated?

Thanks in advance

Eddy