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List:       list-managers
Subject:    Re: Are there any *-request handling programs out there?
From:       Brent Chapman <brent () GreatCircle ! COM>
Date:       1992-11-11 0:47:02
Message-ID: 9211110047.AA19817 () mycroft ! GreatCircle ! COM
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Chris Siebenmann <cks@hawkwind.utcs.toronto.edu> writes:

#  What I'm looking for is sort of a half a solution to mailing lists;
# a program that can sit on a -request address and handle add and delete
# requests, revising a specified file to delete and add addresses.
# It's been my perception that all the solutions to date that do this
# also want to process the mailing list themselves; I don't want that,
# as my mailer already does a great job with the mailing lists themselves.
# I just want to automate requests.
# 
#  A package that had a 'bounce' program like the one recently mentioned
# here would be great, too.
# 
#  Can any of the existing packages be easily adopted to just do this?

Majordomo makes a very strong distinction between managing the list
(what you want) and managing what gets sent to the list (what you
don't want).  It does the former and NOT the latter.

The "resend" program that I posted about earlier today will be
included with future Majordomo releases, but it's there for
completeness; it's not required by Majordomo.  If you've already got
something that works for managing what gets sent to the list, feel
free to use that instead of "resend".


-Brent
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Brent Chapman                                   Great Circle Associates
Brent@GreatCircle.COM                           1057 West Dana Street
+1 415 962 0841                                 Mountain View, CA  94041


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