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[David Verdin <address@concealed>]

I highlighted informations about the distinction between list inclusion 
and foreign list subscribers authorization in Sympa's FAQ.
See:
https://www.sympa.org/wiki/faq/sub-list

David Verdin a écrit :
> Warning : the previous mail went away before I could finish it. It's 
> getting cold, back here, my hands must be shaking. ;)
> This is what it should have contained actually :
>
> Nesting is used to add subscribers to lists. Scenario can't control 
> who receive a message, they control who send them.
> There is another solution : if you just want people from list B to be 
> able to post to list A, just modify the "send" scenario from list A to 
> allow subscribers fom list B to send.
> This can be done by adding this line to the "send" scenario of list A :
>
> is_subscriber ("address@concealed", [sender])             
> smtp,smime,md5    -> do_it
>
> This way, you don't need nested lists. The subscribers of list A will 
> receive the message and not those of list B.
>
> Regards,
>
> David Verdin a écrit :
> > Hi,
> >
> > Ward, Michael a écrit :
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Sympa version 5.3.2 on RHEL 5
> > >
> > > I know you can nest lists in Sympa by using the include_list parameter.
> > > However I've been asked if it's possible to configure the list so that
> > > the members of the nested list do not receive the messages sent to the
> > > parent list?
> > >
> > > Ie:
> > > - List B is configured as a nested list for List A
> > > - Members of List B can post to List A, but do not receive the messages
> > >
> > > The scenario in question is intended to be used by our helpdesk to pass
> > > emails onto other groups within our organisation, so they have to be
> > > able to send to the lists restricted to members only, but do not 
> > > want to
> > > receive any messages sent to those lists.
> > >
> > > Is this possible? Or is there a better way to do this?
> > >   
> > There is another solution : if you just want people from list B to be 
> > able to post to liste A, just modify the "send" scenario from list A 
> > to allow subscribers fom list B to send.
> > This can be done by adding this line to the scenario :
> >
> > is_subscriber (<listname>, <var>)
> >
> > > Thanks
> > > Michael
> > >
> > >   

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David Verdin
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