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Election 2006 (and beyond): Digital Copyright Canada
From: Russell McOrmond <russell_-at-_flora.ca>
To: flora-admin-help_-at-_flora.org
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 21:38:48 -0400 (EDT)
On Sat, 16 Aug 2003, Julien Lamarche wrote:
> Is this in my control or is it, as you may have implied, entirely in the
> control of the Majordomo admin?
Yes.
(a bit of both).
Majordomo is like many Unix utilities: a "lego" block. Once you
understand that lego-like system, and how to plug these components
together, the combinations make sense.
There are 3 functions, each of which can be reading a uniquely named
list config file (one config file per list):
- a 'majordomo' function which accepts email to majordomo@flora.org
(and listname-request@flora.org ) which manages config and other files
including the membership list.
- a 'resend' function which accepts email for a mailing list and
filters it through your rules before sending it out (or bouncing it to a
moderator, or...)
- a 'digest' function which accepts emails, stores them for a while,
and sends a group of them out together.
If you look at the config file you will see these functions listed in <>
on the first line of the comment, showing you which config options are
used by which function. Examples are:
# admin_passwd [word] (gripo-opirg-tech.admin) <majordomo>
This setting is only used by the <majordomo> function.
# approve_passwd [word] (gripo-opirg-tech.pass) <resend>
This setting is only used by the <resend> function.
# digest_archive [absolute_dir] (undef) <digest>
This setting is only used by the <digest> function.
# reply_to [word] () <resend,digest>
Used by both <resend> and <digest>.
To get the functionality of the -nomail function you need to realize that
these are two separate lists managed by majordomo (gripo-opirg-tech and
gripo-opirg-tech-nomail), one of which uses the resend function
(gripo-opirg-tech), and none that use the digest function.
In the config file for gripo-opirg-tech you would mention the
gripo-opirg-tech-nomail list as well in the restrict_post setting, such
that someone is considered a member of the list if their email address
appears in either file.
restrict_post = gripo-opirg-tech:gripo-opirg-tech-nomail
That's really it. Otherwise you are just setting features for
<majordomo> alone in the gripo-opirg-tech-nomail config file such as what
you want the description to be, and whether people need to be approved
before their names are added.
---
Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: <http://www.flora.ca/>
Governance software that controls ICT, automates government policy, or
electronically counts votes, shouldn't be bought any more than
politicians should be bought. -- http://www.flora.ca/russell/
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