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  • From: Dan Pritts <address@concealed>
  • To: Robert Good <address@concealed>
  • Cc: address@concealed
  • Subject: Re: [sympa-users] DB direct Interaction
  • Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 13:52:47 -0400

On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 10:19:08AM -0400, Robert Good wrote:
> Will adding, editing, or deleting users/subscribers directly in the
> database
> (in our case mysql) cause any problems for sympa. (Assuming that we of
> course
> insert/edit/delete the correct data in the correct fields).
>
> Any caveats or gotacha's so to speak that we should look out for?

I don't think so, but I am not 100% sure.

With an old version of sympa, I did this from time to time to globally
remove a user from all lists, or something similar. It had no apparent
problems.

I am doing it as part of an upgrade and server move, with no apparent
problems so far.

danno
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