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[Olivier Salaun <address@concealed>]

Anton Slabbinck wrote:

> I've installed sympa and created a list which stores it information
>  in a database. Now I have a TXT file with 1200 email addresses  I
> want to put in the list.
> What's the easiest (fastest) way to do this?

I guess we'll have to make it more simple with a --import option.
Untill we have it, here is a HOWTO :

        1/ create a ML and setup with :
           user_data_source     include

           include_file         path_to_your_file
           ## your file should have entries as follows
           ## user_email        user_name

        2/ Run sympa.pl and make it load the list
           by sending a REVIEW command

        3/ Stop sympa.pl (kill -TERM) to make it dump
           subscribers

        4/ Rename ~sympa/expl/<your_list>/subscribers.incl.dump
           to ~sympa/expl/<your_list>/subscribers

        5/ Load subscribers in database with load_subscribers.pl
           % load_subscribers.pl <your_list>

        6/ Change the list's config to :
           user_data_source database


That's all I think.

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Olivier Salaün
Comité Réseaux des Universités