Sat, 9 Aug 1997 09:27:51 -0600
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At 08:27 AM 8/9/97 -0400, you wrote:
>So the question is, why can't I take the return value of a scan, put
>single quotes around it (because it has quotes embedded in it) and get
>it to delete the subscriber? I can't wildcard this thing anywhere but
>within the quotes which will cause the same problems. How do I delete
>the user?
Use wild cards as needed. With this long and strange of an address, you
could probably do
del listname *xxx-xxxx*@*
and it'd be fine.
To be sure you're not gonna zap someone else too, do a query first...and if
the query returns only one hit, just do it.
>The second question is, if this type of address format causes this
>problem, wouldn't it make sense to prevent this type of user from
>subscribing in the first place? I have confirmation turned on, so it was
>able to send and receive mail from the user??
No. And yes. It is a valid address. It just doesn't work well with the
commands. But I usually use wildcards to reduce lots of typing of long
addresses anyway. (and, yes, many I cut and paste).
dan
Dan Lester
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In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Erasmus, 1534
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