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Subject: Re: Non-members writing list messages
From: Rick Green <rtg @ mich . com>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 15:54:00 -0500 (EST)
To: Hallvard Tangeraas <hall @ post1 . com>
Cc: majordomo-users @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <l03130301b45633fbdef4@[130.67.64.237]>

On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Hallvard Tangeraas wrote:

> For some strange reason it seems that people who *aren't* members of my
> list are able to write messages to it!
> I've received several "subscribe" requests to the list itself (people
> who have confused the list and command addresses), so obviously these
> are people who aren't members already.
> 
> How/what do I set in the configuration file to make it possible only
> for existing members to write to the list? I find it strange that this
> isn't a default value (or perhaps I've changed this feature without
> knowing it).
> 
First, check your list aliases against the _second_ set of examples in
the NEWLIST document (all messages must be piped thru the resend script)

Second, check your <list>.config file to make sure that 'administrivia' is
on, and 'restrict-post' is set to the list file itself.


-- 
Rick Green




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