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Index of Subjects Just checking in.... when will this list be ready to be used? so far the tests seemed to have worked... and the name is great... but I haven't recived any other info.. ie mailing list password... thanks again justin > Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 21:32:42 -0400 (AST) > From: "David L. Potter" <potter@chebucto.ns.ca> > To: Christopher Majka <nextug@is.dal.ca> > Cc: Justin Little <am904@chebucto.ns.ca>, ccn-ip@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: dalnet_friends ? > > Hi Justin... > > The proper way to subscribe to a majordomo mailing list is via > 'authenticated' email... submitting an http form from a browser is no > guarantee that the 'subscribee' is who they say they are... With a form, > I could subscribe _you_ to a list (mlm, porn, ....) with mail... if the > request is to subscribe someone at a different address... such as > > dpotter@chebucto.ns.ca requests you subscribe ab934@chebucto.ns.ca > > ...majordomo asks the listowner to approve the request, normally as a list > owner I would check with ab934 to make sure he or she wanted to join the > list... > > As a listowner there's some comfort in knowing that the people subscribed, > understand how to (use email to) 'unsubscribe' etc.... > > ----- > > In the past, we have used a script to subscribe people who are logged-in > to CCN to a CCN list (guest logins excluded) ...basically the login > process provides the authentication. > > david potter > > > On Fri, 20 Nov 1998, Christopher Majka wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > On Fri, 20 Nov 1998, Justin Little wrote: > > > > > everything sounds great to me, > > > the name dalnet_chat will work fine :) > > > thanks..... > > > > > > justin... > > > > > > ps.. this maybe should go to userhelp :P but i was just wandering if there > > > was some sort of cgi script that will allow ppl to register right away by > > > clicking on it.. ive already made a registration page for the list > > > (http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~am904) but was wandering if i could add that > > > in... > > > > Registration page looks great! I don't think there is any way you could > > further automate the procedure of list subscription, especially since you > > are collecting all sorts of information beyond what majordomo requires. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Chris > > > > _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. > > Christopher Majka <aa051@chebucto.ns.ca> > > Editor-in-Chief: Chebucto Community Net - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada > > URL = http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Home.html > > > > "We have ... in this country ... far too many captive editors who cannot > > even be heard to rattle their chains." -- Carl E. Lindstrom > > _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. > > > > > >
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