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Subject: Re: setting config vars...
From: Jason L Tibbitts III <tibbs @ hpc . uh . edu>
Date: 29 Apr 1998 17:15:11 -0500
To: majordomo-workers @ greatcircle . com
In-reply-to: Bryan Fullerton's message of Wed, 29 Apr 1998 17:24:26 -0400
References: <19980429172359.O28454@samurai.com>

>>>>> "BF" == Bryan Fullerton <bryanf@samurai.com> writes:

BF> Ok, this one's got me stumped - why won't delivery_rules set if all the
BF> others went thru?

delivery_rules is an 'immutable' variable; because it can be used to
severely hose a mail server or to relay rape unwitting hosts, it requires
global privilege to modify.  The password you gave doesn't authorize you to
change it.

I suppose a mandatory comment in the style of an 'auto' variable (like
sequence_number) is warranted here.  The distinction between variables you
can see and variables you can change can possibly be a confusing one, but
security concerns require it.  The reason why you can see the variable at
all is because it's your list; eventually I might add the ability for the
list owner to change such variables with the site owner's approval.

 - J<


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