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Subject: Re: restrict_post - just making sure...
From: Vicki Brown <vlb @ cfcl . com>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 09:34:17 -0700
To: Majordomo-Users @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <v04204d00b32fd024b7d0@[207.149.192.226]>
References: <3.0.5.32.19990322142734.00923610@pop.uam.es><3.0.5.32.19990322142734.00923610@pop.uam.es><3.0.5.32.19990323122152.00891100@pop.uam.es><v04204c0bb32d6d1520e1@[205.158.144.206]><v04204d00b32fd024b7d0@[207.149.192.226]>

At 07:59 -0700 04/06/1999, John W Baxter wrote:
>At 12:29 -0700 4/4/99, Vicki Brown wrote:
>>As far as I can tell, if I have a list caled "mylist" and I set
>>
>>  restrict_post     = mylist_admin-only
>>
>>then _ONLY_ the addresses in the file mylist_admin-only can post. 
>>People with addresses in the mylist subscriber list file cannot 
>>post unless they are also in mylist_admin-only.
>>
>>Correct?

>
>One note:  a file in the directory where lists are kept, which has 
>no "." in its name, is treated by Majordomo as a list.  So if 
>commands can be sent to that Majordomo by sending to
>
>majordomo@foo.com
>
>(or any other alias which serves the same purpose), then anyone 
>knowing about the above list could send the command

Well, I actually made a .config file for the restrict_post "list" 
anyway, so my guess is I've locked it.

The part about the . in the name is useful. Thanks.

- Vicki
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