Re: [cobalt-users] Majordomo woes

[baltimoremd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

On Wed, 7 Feb 2001, Jeff Lasman wrote:

> baltimoremd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > Sometimes I think the folks that write the code need a field trip to an
> > ISP/WebHost that doesn't use a Cobalt...it could be very instructive.
> 
> The "folks" at Cobalt told me in no uncertain terms that the Cobalt
> implementation of Majordomo was set up to be used by their system, and
> that if I wanted to host lists for my customers I'd do better installing
> my own mailing list program.  This was over a year ago, when I asked the
> question as a pre-sale support question, concerning my rental of a RaQ2.
> 

How nice...what a terrible attitude.

And, from your post about a new copy, they probably didn't shed any light
on what to do with their GUI selection of add/delete a mailing list.

Sigh, it's not just Cobalt...Alabanza and some of the other players have
the same "take it our way, we know better" attitude.

Hopefully someone will write a script that can allow a site administrator
to install an uncrippled mailing list.


> I did it my way (with apologies to Frank Sinatra).  I installed a new
> copy of Majordomo.  

But, can you use the GUI to add/remove/administrate the list?  If not,
did you manage to disable the Cobalt menu option?

thom
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