Re: [cobalt-users] RaQ4-Mailing List setup

[Alfredo <alfredo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> A mailing list where people can sub/unsub to a list at any time, but only
> ONE person can post to the list. This is on a shared RaQ4, so I can't use
> the relay settings to just allow mail from the one person. Can this be done
> without major hacking of the RaQ4?

Paul, for the future, the majordomo list archives are very good in 
addressing these questions.

http://www.greatcircle.com/lists/majordomo-users/

(greatcircle.com is majordomo's home in case you didn't know)

But for now, on a RAQ3 (although RAQ4 is probably pretty similar)

Use the gui to allow sub/unsub (these are checkmarks in the "mailing 
list" screen in the "manage list") and then Telnet in to change the 
.config file to make the list moderated.

Your config file can be accessed through an email command to 
majordomo itself -- this is how it's usually done -- but, because 
there's a problem with that on Raq3, I do it by hand. It's at:

/usr/local/majodomo/siteweherelistis/lists

and you'll see the config for the list right there. Just scan it for 
the line about "moderated" and follow the instructions -- it's very 
well commented.

Also, make a copy of the config file before you do the change in it 
just in case. Once you do the change it's activated (you don't have 
to restart anything).

Give the list password to that one person and have them use it when posting.

Explanation on how email commands are done (including the one to 
change configs, by the way):

http://www.marketing-magic.net/tutorial_majordomo.htm

The FAQ for Majordomo:

http://www.greatcircle.com/majordomo/majordomo-faq.html

But DO check the mailing list archives because they are very good on 
basic questions about commands and all that.

> Or is there any CGI script that can
> accomplish this?

Scores of them in PERL.

This is THE place for free and cheap PERL scripts (in my opinion)

http://www.perlarchive.com/guide/

Just click on "emailing" and then "mailing lists" to see a bunch of 
these things in Perl.

In MY opinion, a person who's doing some very good "majordomo-style" 
PERL script writing (I mean FREE scripts) is Justin Simoni -- his 
program's Mojo Mail and he's at

http://mojo.skazat.com/

We also have used nomodomo (at Big Nose Bird -- very good programmers)

http://www.bignosebird.com/carchive/nomodomo.shtml

Most of the PERL mailing programs specialize in having one person 
send mail and also have sub and unsub through web site access. I 
think MojoMail may be allowing it through email now but I'm not sure. 
Hope that helps.

Alfredo
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