On  Wed, 1  May 1996  23:48:22 +0200  Nicolas Graner  <[log in to unmask]>
said:
 
>Point well taken. However, even for my English speaking list, the choice
>of  customizable messages  seems  rather restricted  and arbitrary.  I'm
>curious to  know how  the selection was  made and if  it's likely  to be
>extended in the future.
 
The MAILTPL/MAILFORM  files started as  a repository  of what used  to be
called "administrative messages",  ie messages that are  sent by LISTSERV
under a separate  envelope. The selection was  simple: ALL administrative
messages  were in  that file,  and NO  other message  was included.  Then
people started asking for the inclusion of a few "linear messages" in the
file. This actually required a change in the mail template processor, but
it  was indeed  the most  logical place  to add  customization for  these
shorter, inline messages. This doesn't mean that we went over all 110,000
lines of code and checked every single  message to decide if it should be
moved to  a template or  not. Again, while this  is the logical  place to
customize messages related to a list, this is not a good way to customize
large numbers of small messages,  especially not messages that are likely
to  change in  a  future version.  Currently the  MAILTPL  files are  not
version dependent (or at  least you can take a file  from a newer version
and it will  work just fine, so  we can distribute one copy  of this file
for all  supported versions). So,  I can  see having 5-10  short messages
listed in the MAILTPL file, but not 50-100.
 
>If one more  message could be customized, I'd vote  for the subscription
>confirmation  request for  Open;Confirm lists.  It determines  the first
>impression new  subscribers get from the  list, and as an  ambassador it
>should reflect the owner's desires.
 
It's called  CONFIRM1, but was added  after the initial release  of 1.8b.
Your server may or may not support it.
 
  Eric