Not the individual config files. The second line of my reply
tells you it's in the majordomo.cf file.
Dan Liston
Nan Hawthorne wrote:
>
> Are these in the config files? I can't see these keys in mine - can I just
> add them?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Nan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: majordomo-users-owner@GreatCircle.COM
> [mailto:majordomo-users-owner@GreatCircle.COM]On Behalf Of Daniel Liston
> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 11:40 AM
> To: Robert Miller
> Cc: majordomo-users@GreatCircle.COM
> Subject: Re: Mail Loop
>
> I use a couple tricks to prevent loops, but specifically to
> prevent auto-reply loops, I do this in the majordomo.cf file;
>
> $global_taboo_body = <<'END';
> /^approved:/i
> /I (am|will be) .*(office|vacation)/i
> END
>
> and
>
> $majordomo_dont_reply =
> '(mailer-daemon|uucp|listserv|majordomo|listproc|auto-reply)\@';
>
> The first regex in the taboo_body setting will prevent my
> approval password from being accidentally distributed to
> the list. The second one may catch announcements that are
> not really auto-replies, but better to catch the few of
> these than to let any mail loop start.
>
> I also found that compuserve tends to send their user's
> vacation messages "From: auto-reply", so I instruct
> majordomo not to reply to this robot.
>
> Dan Liston
>
> Robert Miller wrote:
> >
> > Hmm... do you think my boss will be upset with the 20,000 messages sent in
> responce to her on-vacation notice?
> >
> > In an emergency, I had to comment the following line to break the loop:
> > # majordomo: "|/var/majordomo-1.94.5/wrapper majordomo"
> >
> > All lists have 'reply_to' set as $SENDER. However, the 'reply_to' option
> has no effect on the majordomo account.
> >
> > The documentation is unclear on the cause of this loop and how to break
> loops without disabling one/many mail accounts. How can I stop loops without
> hacking the /etc/aliases/ file? How can I prevent future loops?
> >
> > Thanks for a speedy reply,
> >
> > Rob
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