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[Serge Aumont <address@concealed>]

Chris Pax wrote:
> I have been able to get the SOAP to work, but its functionality is limited.
>
> With SOAP I can create list, and add users. But what I also want to do
> is set-up LDAP inclusion and who is owner, editor and moderator.
>
> My plan is to create a config template which I can use to overwrite the config
> for a newly created list (a list created via SOAP), in which I change certain
> variables like LDAP query's and list owner.
>
> my questions are,
> after I have edited the config file, is there anything else I need to do so
> that sympa recognizes it?
>   
No, the last change date of the file is tested so if you modify it it 
will be reloaded.
> is there a better way to edit the config file of a list?
>
>
> This is the state I would like to get to, I want to make a function that looks
> like this:
>
> create_list( list_name, list_description, LDAP inclusion query, owners,
> editors, moderators);
>
> where LDAP inclusion query, owners, editors, moderators, are all ldap search
> query's. 
>
> the function call would look like this:
>
> create_list("list_name", "list description", "(type=Student)", "(type=admin)",
> "(type=editors)","(type=moderators)");
>
> and subsidiary functions like this:
> set_owner("list_name", "(type=admin)");
>
> if any of you have good suggestions to do all of this, any suggestion are
> welcomed.
>   
We have received several feature request about  list configuration using 
soap interface. I think the best way to do it may be to create 2 newq 
features :
 -list family : we may create a new family operation that could 
instantiate a family without removing any list. This operation would 
only create new list or update existing one.
 -soap interface may be used in order to instantiate a family using 
this new non destructive method.

I think this way would provide exacly your needs.

Regards
Serge

Hop this help.
Serge Aumont