... "Pick" a random 128bit number. If you use a good system (cryptographically strong) for picking the numbers the chances of coincidence are vanishingly...
Jeffrey Goldberg
J.Goldberg@...
Jul 1, 1999 10:48 am
9124
... The List-ID standard looks like the thing I was looking for. Having a virtual domain name built into the name of the list (or using the unmanaged list name...
John Lines
John.Lines@...
Jul 1, 1999 1:02 pm
9125
... UGH. I hate subject prefixes. Could you explain what is made better by using subject prefixes rather than just selecting on Sender:...
Bernie Cosell
bernie@...
Jul 3, 1999 10:18 pm
9126
From: "Bernie Cosell" <bernie@...> ... Gee, this takes me back - about 2 years ago I used the free version of Eudora which at that time didn't have...
Gary E Bickford
garyb@mynext
Jul 4, 1999 11:48 am
9127
Hi, Rasmus!! [He's everywhere!!] :O) Good point. Using procmail you _could_ insert the heading but then you'd have to take it back out if you composed a...
Gary E Bickford
garyb@mynext
Jul 4, 1999 4:50 pm
9128
... Pine does permit you to sort your mail by different criteria, so you can look at all of the mail addressed to `list-managers' first, or all the mail...
Tim Pierce
twp@...
Jul 4, 1999 6:38 pm
9129
David W. Tamkin
dattier@...
Jul 4, 1999 7:24 pm
9130
David W. Tamkin
dattier@...
Jul 5, 1999 4:42 pm
9131
... The PHP lists use prefixes because it makes it a whole lot easier to handle multiple lists on the same topic. If you are subscribed to all the PHP lists...
Rasmus Lerdorf
rasmus@...
Jul 5, 1999 8:58 pm
9132
... You seem to be refering to using filters. My ability to configure filters is not at minimal levels, I now so realize. I will investigate this further. ... ...
Charles Bruce, Stewart
cstewart@...
Jul 5, 1999 9:18 pm
9133
David W. Tamkin
dattier@...
Jul 7, 1999 6:30 am
9134
... You missed the whole point here. Many people like to filter things into folders based on high-level topic. This may mean multiple mailing lists all...
Rasmus Lerdorf
rasmus@...
Jul 7, 1999 7:52 am
9135
Sorry if this is a report, but I just subscribed to this list. I am the admin for a vers 1.94 Majordomo. For some reason, my old email address is in the...
Don Pearsall
don.pearsall@...
Jul 7, 1999 8:29 am
9136
[snip] I think this may be one of those things where there is no 'right' or 'wrong' way, just opinions. The best I can think of is to make the list software...
Jeremy Blackman
loki@...
Jul 7, 1999 10:56 am
9137
Per-mailing-list subject-line tags are an abomination. Use of proper mailing list management software (which provides a consistent "To:" line, doesn't munge...
Rich Kulawiec
rsk@...
Jul 7, 1999 1:37 pm
9138
What this discussion really points out is the need in mail packages for relational capability. At one time I built a document management system (in essence)...
Gary E Bickford
garyb@mynext
Jul 7, 1999 4:20 pm
9139
Can anyone recommend technical solutions on the integration of contact databases with e-mail lists? I am specifically interested in how to allow users to...
Steven Clift
slc@...
Jul 7, 1999 5:44 pm
9140
... I find mutt a quite capable mailer for Unix/Linux systems; its design and look-and-feel resemble elm and pine, which is not surprising given its history....
Rich Kulawiec
rsk@...
Jul 7, 1999 8:52 pm
9141
... «Sympa» MLM has such database-oriented features : http://listes.cru.fr/sympa/ One may define a mailinglist as a SELECT from any DBI compatible database ...
Olivier Salaun - CRU
Olivier.Salaun@...
Jul 8, 1999 11:36 am
9142
... I just spent some time going through the Sympa web site - it looks like a pretty impressive, open-source, list manager. Does anybody have any experience...
Miles Fidelman
mfidelman@...
Jul 8, 1999 2:44 pm
9143
... Yes sure, but list-owner can have a look on member request too. Most of major list systems allow special/specific fields that you can filter out without...
Denis Olivier [368859]
dolivier@...
Jul 8, 1999 5:22 pm
9144
... Yes me too but in fact but you will need to post one mail per subscriber, much for longer and overload the server. -- Denis Olivier ...
Denis Olivier [368859]
dolivier@...
Jul 8, 1999 5:34 pm
9145
... That's an idea.... obly if don't add such options for users ! :) Or you will mix and internal ML with the subscribers !: ) -- Denis Olivier ...
Denis Olivier [368859]
dolivier@...
Jul 8, 1999 7:37 pm
9146
... Umm.. no.. If you sort the subscriber base along this criteria (after sorting out the digest members) then you need to send 2 messages. One to the users...
JT
jtraub@...
Jul 8, 1999 8:17 pm
9147
David W. Tamkin
dattier@...
Jul 8, 1999 10:18 pm
9148
... I bet you get a large number of suggestions. There're many small to large hosting companies that will get you most of the way there, but might charge a...
Gary E Bickford
garyb@mynext
Jul 9, 1999 12:38 am
9149
... And if one of the 'tagged' people does a 'reply to list', will the MLM REMOVE the tag as it goes through to the tag-free folk? If not, then that might...
Bernie Cosell
bernie@...
Jul 9, 1999 5:47 am
9150
Hello, Having found ourselves in this business of mail, I hope someone out there can help me sort out this problem. How can I make sendmail running on Unix...
Wilbroad C Kasopa - S...
kasopa.w.chisanga@...
Jul 9, 1999 10:33 am
9151
... That's what I thought. Indeed, my MUA [and a fair number of others, I suspect] make a special case of subjects beginning "Re:" I thought there was an...
Bernie Cosell
bernie@...
Jul 9, 1999 8:32 pm
9152
Was just now preusing eGroups to see what they've done since their site redesign and discovered they have a lot of non-eGroups lists in there now. Looks like...
