On Fri, 22 Oct 1999 09:39:28 -0400 (EDT) Roger Fajman <[log in to unmask]>
said:
>So, Default-Options are applied to non-subscribers (where meaningful),
>but not to sublist subscribers?
A sub-list subscriber has his own set of options from his subscription
entry. These options override "Default-Options=". This is consistent with
the way LISTSERV options work.
>And for non-subscribers, only Ack= is honored, but not
>Default-Options=Ack/NoAck?
The problem is that the absence of ACK in "Default-Options=" does not
mean that the list owner intended for NOACK to be in effect. It is
difficult to move the functionality to "Default-Options=" without
breaking existing headers based on "Ack=".
>With subscribers it's never been obvious to me which takes precedence if
>both are specified.
"Default-Options=" is never applied to an existing subscriber - the
options from the subscriber's entry are always used. If none of the ACK
series of options were specified, "Ack=" is then queried.
Eric