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Subject: Re: message footer not working
From: dominic soh <dominic @ banana . netcentre . com . sg>
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 13:29:49 +0800
To: majordomo-users <Majordomo-users @ GreatCircle . COM>
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I tried to create a disgest list and the footer works.
However, if it will not work if a digest list is not created.
Is this normal?

Dominic Soh

Dan Liston wrote:

> Jay O'Brien wrote:
> >
> > dominic soh wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >   I have trying to add a message footer to all the messages but I not
> > > able to do so.
> > >   I use the following syntax:
> > >
> > > message_footer      <<  END
> > > This is a test
> > >
> > > END
> > >
> > >   Is it the correct way? Or is there any way to trace or debug?
> > >   I am using majordomo-1.94.5 and sendmail 8.8.8. Any help will be
> > > appreciated.
> > >
> > >   Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Dominic
> >
> > Dominic,
> >
> > My understanding is that a "blank line" is not allowed at the end of
> > the footer or any other text entry om the config file.
> >
> > Try this to get a blank line:
> >
> > message_footer      <<  END
> > This is a test
> > -
> > END
> >
> > Try this if you don't need the blank line at the end:
> >
> > message_footer      <<  END
> > This is a test
> > END
> >
> > Jay O'Brien
> > Rio Linda, CA
>
> The default configuration file has;
>         # tokens are provided
> message_footer      <<  END
>
> END
> with the blank line, so I did not think that to be
> the problem.  In fact, I tried this and it also
> worked just fine.  The non dash prefixed lines
> were just ignored.
>
> message_footer      <<  END
> -
>
> **************************************
> To be removed from this mailing list;
> mailto:majordomo@my.domain.tld
> Subject: (majordomo ignores subjects)
> with these words in the message body;
> "unsubscribe $LIST"
> **************************************
>
> END
>
> I ended up with one blank line in the message
> footer followed by the line of asterisks, the
> text, and the last line of asterisks.
>
> My next test is to append some spaces to the
> end of the "message_footer      <<  END" line
> and the ending "END"
>
> What nobody has thought to mention yet though,
> is if Domonic is using "resend" for the list.
> I doubt that any part of the .config is getting
> used without it.
>
> test: "|/majordomo/wrapper resend -l test test-000427,nobody"
> test-000427: :include:/majordomo/lists/test
>
> Dan liston



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