Hi
Thanks for your responce. Keeping this on list, i'll go through the points
you made, in hope that someone may be able to help be futher.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Liston" <dliston@netscape.com>
To: "Brian Wojtczak" <astrolox@lawyersonline.co.uk>
Cc: <majordomo-users@GreatCircle.COM>
Sent: 08 May 2000 19:44
Subject: Re: Moderated List Problem
> Hi Brian,
>
> Apparently, your list can be written to from anyone, whether they are
> subscribed to the list or not. (restrict_post = )
Yes, I wish for everyone and anyone on the internet to be able to post to
the list BUT only via the CGI form. I wish for the mail from the list to
look like it came from the person using he CGI not from a standard posting
address or from the list.
> What is the point of having a moderated list if an automated program
> approves every message it sends?
> That is the responsibility of the moderator.
The idea is that people pay us to be on the list and then they only get
emails that go through the CGI program. We don't want to waste our customers
time.
The program is a little more complex than your standard CGI form in that it
has much input checking, etc.
> BTW, the header should be Approved: not Approve, unless I
> am misunderstanding that the cgi is doing the subscribes for you. Then
> it is correct to use the approve command, not Approved: header.
Yes you are right it is Approved not Approve. My email was incorrect but the
CGI is correct. Sorry, mistakes happen.
> If you just want to prevent unauthorized posts from getting to the
> subscribers, rather than having a human examine every post to the list,
> you should make use of the restrict_post setting.
If I were to use the restrict_post setting when someone on the list clicks
on reply where does the email go ? and can I stop people on the list
sending messages to the list - I want only email from the CGI to be
approved - nothing else.
> Are the subscribes working?
It what way? All their email addresses are valid, but email sent to the
list never gets to them and is never bounced back either (unless it is
unapproved, it which case I do get a bounce).
> If messages are vanishing, check the permissions and ownershihps on
> your Log file
-rw-rw-r-- / Majordomo Majordomo / / / Log
> look at the Log itself for any indication of errors,
When I grep the Log file for the word sol or lawfree (email list name is
sol-lawfree) it shows no entries in the log file. Not even the "message not
approved bounces" ? Can I make the logging more verbose?
> and try tail -f on your maillog file while you are sending a test
> message to the list to see if sendmail is the culprit.
There is too much data for this. The server cohosts many domains and always
has an active email server. What sort of thing should I be looking for ?
> Dan Liston
Is my aliases configuration correct for what I want to do ?? (it is below)
Thankyou for your help so far Dan.
> Brian Wojtczak wrote:
> >
[part of original message removed]
> > We are running:
> > FreeBSD 3.0-980520-SNAP
> > ESMTP Sendmail 8.9.3/8.9.1
> > Majordomo 1.95 (cwilson 2000/01/13 17:29:31)
> >
> > ## From /etc/majordomo.aliases
> > #sol-lawfree: :include:/usr/majordomo/lists/sol-lawfree
> > sol-lawfree: "|/usr/majordomo/wrapper resend -l sol-lawfree
> > sol-lawfree-outgoing"
> > sol-lawfree-outgoing: :include:/usr/majordomo/lists/sol-lawfree
> > owner-sol-lawfree: owner-majordomo
> > sol-lawfree-owner: owner-sol-lawfree
> > sol-lawfree-approval: owner-sol-lawfree
> > sol-lawfree-request: "|/usr/majordomo/wrapper majordomo -l sol-lawfree"
> >
> > ## From /usr/majordomo/lists/sol-lawfree.config
> > admin_passwd = ********************
> > administrivia = yes
> > advertise << END
> >
> > END
> > announcements = yes
> > approve_passwd = ********************
> > archive_dir =
> > comments << END
> >
> > END
> > date_info = yes
> > date_intro = yes
> > debug = no
> > description = LawFree.Net Free Advice Back End
> > digest_archive =
> > digest_issue = 1
> > digest_maxdays =
> > digest_maxlines =
> > digest_name = dln
> > digest_rm_footer =
> > digest_rm_fronter =
> > digest_volume = 1
> > digest_work_dir =
> > get_access = closed
> > index_access = closed
> > info_access = closed
> > intro_access = closed
> > maxlength = 40000
> > message_footer << END
> >
> > END
> > message_fronter << END
> >
> > END
> > message_headers << END
> >
> > END
> > moderate = yes
> > moderator = postmaster@lawyersonline.co.uk
> > mungedomain = no
> > noadvertise << END
> >
> > END
> > precedence = bulk
> > purge_received = yes
> > reply_to = $SENDER
> > resend_host =
> > restrict_post =
> > sender = admin@lawyersonline.co.uk
> > strip = yes
> > subject_prefix = [Lawyers OnLine]
> > subscribe_policy = closed+confirm
> > taboo_body << END
> >
> > END
> > taboo_headers << END
> >
> > END
> > unsubscribe_policy = closed+confirm
> > welcome = no
> > which_access = closed
> > who_access = closed
> >
--
Brian Wojtczak
Lawyers OnLine Ltd.
www.lawyersonline.co.uk
astrolox@lawyersonline.co.uk
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