Re: What is the deal with .passwd?

[Chan Wilson <cwilson @ slurp . neu . sgi . com>]

> I use a single password sistem-wide in the .passwd files, to
> administer any list on my system without looking up the admin's
> own password.  I'd prefer that this continue to work.>

The 'file droppings' will go away in a future release.  When they do,
functionality will be added so that the majordomo owner, or an owner
of a group of lists, will be able to admin a number of lists with a
single password.

--Chan