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Rich Greenberg <[log in to unmask]>
Sun, 13 Dec 1998 18:19:17 PST
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On Dec 13,  2:15pm, DMM Morais wrote:
} Subject: Owners and Headers
} My question is related to protecting the List headers from changes by "hostile"
} co-owners.

This is a VERY sticky issue.  I would suggest you contact the owners of
dog-rescue who went thru a hostile takeover attempt a few months ago.
dog-rescue-request (or owner-dog-rescue) @apple.ease.lsoft.com

A few things you can do off the top of my head in no particular order:

1) Choose your co-owners CAREFULLY.  Don't give anyone owner authority
unless you trust them.

2) Establish a second account with a different userid on a different
node and make it a quiet owner.

3) Keep master copies of all files locally.  i.e. header, mailtpl etc.

4) Do a GET listname (NOLOCK on a regular basis.  Assuming you have
notify = owner(s),  save the notifications of subscribe and unsubscribe
between GETs.

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