Re: how to change 'restrict_post' by command

On Fri, 30 Aug 2013, Sean Casey wrote:

> Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 13:55:41 -0700
> From: Sean Casey <[email protected]>
> To: Bigby Findrake <[email protected]>
> Cc: Joe R. Jah <[email protected]>, [email protected],
>     [email protected]
> Subject: Re: how to change 'restrict_post' by command
>
> Bigby Findrake said on 8/30/2013 1:13 PM:
> > On Fri, 30 Aug 2013, Joe R. Jah wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, 30 Aug 2013, [email protected] wrote:
> > >
> > > > But, the administrator of ML can not access Mailing List server's local
> > > > file system.
> > > > So, he or she can not create member list files for 'restrict_post'.
> > > >
> > > > If you have any methods or ideas to solve it, would you help me by
> > > > informing me your ideas ?
> > >
> > > You can change restrict_post, along with any other parameter by changing
> > > the list configuration; send the following commands:
> >
> > So far everyone seems to be missing the OP's point: configuring the
> > restrict_post setting is of limited use if the mailing list
> > administrators are not able to place files on the mailing list server, a
> > shortcoming which majordomo does nothing in itself to address.
>
> The only way I've found to use restrict_post absent direct access to the
> server files is to set it to be the same as the list itself; that is, to
> restrict post to the one file that CAN be administered using majordomo's email
> interface. As Bigby points out, that is a "limited use" which only servers to
> restrict posts to the list members, but I've found it to be better than no
> restrictions at all.

If you deal with Majordomo version 1.94.5 see:

 ftp://ftp.ccsf.edu/majordomo-patches/1.94.5/restrict2domain.1
Or
 ftp://ftp.ccsf.edu/majordomo-patches/1.94.5/restrict2domain-post.2

But, only MJ administrator can apply the patch, if s/he hasn't already.

Regards,

Joe
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