A gotcha to watch out for, is if you create an alias for the listname-post
address, you run the risk of somebody actually posting mail to those users.
Do Not Create an Alias for listname-post. Majordomo can administer the
list just fine without it.
Dan Liston
Clayton Beaudoin wrote:
>
> Thanks a bunch, this is exactly the solution I was looking for.
>
> Clayton
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Liston [mailto:dan.liston@campuspipeline.com]On Behalf Of Dan
> Liston
> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 1:01 AM
> To: Clayton Beaudoin
> Cc: majordomo-users@GreatCircle.COM
> Subject: Re: poster stuff
>
> -
> Your restrict_post setting will allow multiple file names. Use one of the
> file names (listname) as your first allowed list of posters, and your second
> file name (listname-post) separated by colon or space from the first
> filename,
> be the list of post-but-dont-receive addresses.
>
> By giving the second list of address the listname-post file name, and
> putting
> that file in your "lists" directory, you have the ability to manipulate the
> members via [un]subscribe commands to majordomo.
>
> Dan Liston
>
> Clayton Beaudoin wrote:
> >
> > Hello all-
> >
> > I'm new to this list, but have been doing low level majordomo admin for
> > about a year now. We host over 500 lists for the northwest conservation
> > community.
> >
> > I have a group that would like to allow members to post to the interactive
> > list from multiple email addresses, but only receive postings at one
> > account. My solution is to add a posters entry in the restrict-post
> setting
> > of the config file and include the list roster within the posters file,
> > which also includes these additional address that don't actually want to
> > receive postings.
> >
> > To allow the list administrator to continue maintaining the roster
> > (receiving postings) as always (they aren't allowed to edit the posters
> file
> > directly, it goes through me), I'd like make the posters file point back
> at
> > the roster while including a few additional addresses.
> >
> > The question is this: Is there any way, via pearl command or majordomo
> > pointer, to essentially have the roster file be a subset of the posters
> > file? To make the posters file reference the roster?
> >
> > I may not be explaining this well, please let me know if I can clarify.
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > Clayton
> >
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