Re: Blind Address

[Daniel Liston <dliston@sonny.org>]

I am the author of the newlist3.pl script.  It is intended to be as much of
a no-brainer as possible.  It creates everything it could need for every
situation, anything not needed or required is not enabled, but readily
available.  I am happy to explain and/or modify the script to be easier
for every majordomo owner to use.

The following files, which are located in the directory defined by $listdir
in your majordomo.cf file,
listname
listname-post
listname-digest
are the membership lists containing addresses, one per line, of users that
will either receive your list's messages, or be allowed to send/post messages
to the "listname" address.  Since these are all essentially their own mailing
list, they each of a .config file associated with them.

The minimum required files are listname and listname.config.  listname-digest
and it's associated listname-digest.config files are only used when you offer
daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly, compilations of your listname conversations.

The listname-post file is intended to be for lists with multiple owners or
moderators, or to allow mail to come from users with multiple email addresses.
In this scenario, my listname.config has a line;
"restrict_post = listname listname-digest listname-post".
I am subscribed to this list with my normal address, but I want to post email
to the list from other addresses without having to receive duplicate and even
triplicate email (one copy in each mailbox) back.  Listname-post solves this.

Dan Liston

> on another note, I have managed to get my lists working (the documentstion
> is pretty poor on this, but I have managed via some tweaking (and copying
> files) to use the newlists3.pl script, which files are necesary to get it to
> work.... I have the $listname
> file that contains the actual email addresses of the group members.
> then i have $listname-post file which just seems to have the owners email
> address
> then I have $listname-post.config which seems to be a list config file.
> Then I have the same as above for $listname-digest.
> and then I also have a $listname.config file...
> 
> 
> and if anyone can tell me how and where I can put files available for get
> via a list I would be eternally greatful.
> 
> Mike. - a confuzzled majordomo hoster/owner