Nathan Brindle wrote:
Subject: Re: send=editor
 
>No, it does not work with 1.8a.  It's a "new" feature in 1.8b.
 
>Nathan
 
>On Tue, 19 Dec 1995 22:35:00 EST linda -i didn't think this through said:
>>If you change to SEND=EDITOR,HOLD then the editor can simply use the
>>standard listserv OK mechanism to approve the posting with your desired
>>result....
 <snip>
 
Hi.  I was experimenting with this configuration on my list and
couldn't figure out how to make the OK mechanism work with send=
editor,hold.  How does the "standard ok mechanism" work?
For example, if I'm editing/monitoring list mail from a unix/pine mailer
and want to preserve the original sender's name/address (my older version
of pine is not capable of bounce/forwarding mail to preserve the header)
I get a preliminary paragraph telling me I can use the ok command to approve
the message.  I tried just replying to the server with a simple "ok" (nothing
else & sans quotes) as the body of my message.  I was hoping this would enable
distribution of the message to the list with the original header intact.
However, it didn't work.  I'm appending a copy of the message I got
back from the server ... basically saying the confirmation code didn't
correspond to a command (huh?); also implying that the approved message
didn't get distributed to the list.
 
I suspect I'm probably missing something really simple here, but I'm
not sure what.  I perused the listowner manual and couldn't figure it
out.  Can someone explain the ok mechanism a bit further, or tell me
where to find more info.?  I tried section 6.6 of the May Listowner manual ...
but still couldn't figure it out.
 
Any other help or insights appreciated.
 
Thanks,
 
    Birdie MacLennan
    SERIALST Listowner/Moderator    [log in to unmask]
    University of Vermont           [log in to unmask]
 
p.s.  Replies directly to me (in addition to the list, if you like)
would be appreciated, since I read the digest version of lstown-l
(once a day @ 5pm EST) -- and today's just came and went.
 
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Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 14:08:04 -0500
From: "L-Soft list server at UVMVM (1.8b)" <[log in to unmask]>
To: Birdie MacLennan <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Output of your job "bmaclenn"
> ok
The confirmation code you gave (5617EC)  does not correspond to any pending
command, either because you did not  confirm the command in time or because
you mistyped the confirmation code. Check the confirmation request again to
make sure you typed the code exactly  as it was shown. Also, make sure that
you  use the  same  procedure  for sending  the  original  command and  the
confirmation  code.  If the  confirmation  code  arrives with  a  different
address, it will not be recognized because it will look like it came from a
different person. If you lost it, just issue the command again to get a new
code.