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Subject: Re: sender allowed to post but not in recipient
From: Richard Draves <draves @ bard . edu>
Organization: Bard College
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 17:00:51 -0400
To: "Roger B.A. Klorese" <rogerk @ queernet . org>
Cc: "Allan P. Magmanlac" <allan . magmanlac @ nrns . ca>,MAJORDOMO-USERS <majordomo-users @ greatcircle . com>
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Or to get to the original (I think) plan to allow posters ONLY and not 
have the list members able to send:

    restrict_post: LISTNAME-posters

Now ONLY those on the LISTNAME-posters list can send (post) to the 
LISTNAME list. And the LISTNAME-posters is remotely managable.

Roger B.A. Klorese wrote:

> Allan P. Magmanlac wrote:
>
>> It would create then a totally different list and this is not what is 
>> intended as there should only be one list with other people who can 
>> only post to the same and one list.
>>
>
> You're thinking too narrowly.  You're thinking "list == a set of 
> addresses to which mail can be sent."  We're telling you that "list == 
> a set of addresses that can be managed using the Majordomo software, 
> and, if proper aliases are set up, to which mail can be sent."  Note 
> the "if" portion.  Don't set up the aliases (other than the -owner and 
> owner- aliases), and no mail can be sent to this list -- it just 
> becomes a file that can be managed remotely using the Majordomo 
> software so you don't need shell access to the server.  Than you list 
> that "list" name in the restrict-post line of your real list.
>
>    restrict_post = LISTNAME:LISTNAME-posters
>
> You're being incredibly resistant to this, and yet, it's how it's been 
> done for years.


-- 
Have a good day!

Dick Draves
Systems Administrator
Bard College

(845) 758-7119




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