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Kathy Harris <[log in to unmask]>
Tue, 2 Dec 1997 07:42:04 -0800
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Does anyone know the name of the file that stores all the first and last
names that are linked to the email address that Listserv likes to keep?
This is for the Sun 4.x version of listserv 1.8b.

Thanks a bunch!

Kathy Harris
Assistant IT Manager CSP
Listserv Administrator
[log in to unmask]
7-0978


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Parker [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 1997 5:17 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Nomail
>
> On Mon, 24 Nov 1997 16:34:31 -0500, Adam Bailey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >On 11/24/97 10:32 AM, Kathy Harris <[log in to unmask]> wrote...
> >
> >>Is nomail something that has a time restriction by default before it
> >>unsubscribes a user?
> >
> >No. A user set to NOMAIL will remain subscribed and set to NOMAIL until
> >someone actively does something.
>
> Correct.  Which is why many sites use the Renewal= option to prevent
> people
> from being on NOMAIL for 6mos or 3 years or longer...  Renewal msgs will
> occur at the defined intervals regardless of a NOMAIL setting.  Renewal is
> only prevented by the NORENEW setting, (settable only by the Owner).
>
> If you have a problem address and somebody needs to have 2+ subscriptions,
> one set to NOMAIL for technical reasons, you should also set them to
> NORENEW so the renewal doesn't accidentally close out that subscription.
>
> --
>  __________________________________________________________________
>  Ben Parker ..... L-Soft international Inc. ..... [log in to unmask]

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