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[Steve Shipway <address@concealed>]

>> We did this by coding something up in Perl that simply inserted the
>> appropriate records straight into the subscribers table of the database.
>
>Sounds like just what I want.  I realize it'll be different for 6.2 but
>could I have a copy to see generally what you did?

I coded this script as a one-off for migrating from a custom database, and I 
don't think I still have it about.  However, if you view the Sympa database 
structure, you'll find it is pretty self-explanatory, and you simply need to 
insert a new record into the subscribers table for each new subscriber.  Note 
that, if you want to do it differently, you could also use the SOAP API to 
insert new members into an existing list.

>> Example stuff: http://www.steveshipway.org/software/f_sympa.html
>I'll take a crack at making it work with 6.2.6.  Any suggestions about
>what's likely to break?

I've only just started to investigate migrating to 6.2.x, and there are a 
number of differences.
The actual white/modlist part should work the same, as this just relies on 
the send.include.header scenario and text search_filters.  The problem will 
be in the list custom actions for managing the white/modlists via the web 
interface, as custom actions have changed considerably.  The 6.1 plugin used 
TT2 plugins to achieve the function, and jumped through a few hoops to pass 
the parameters.  This can now be done in proper plugin modules and parameters 
passed neatly, so it needs to be completely rewritten for the new version - 
plus the web template needs to be changed to fit in with the new user 
interface style.

I do have plans to work on migrating this plugin, and our tracking plugin 
(which tracks clickthough URLs and embedded images in messages,and makes 
reports, unlike the 6.2 DSN-tracking system) but things might take some time 
before I can get around to it.

Steve

Steve Shipway
University of Auckland ITS
UNIX Systems Design Lead
address@concealed
Ph: +64 9 373 7599 ext 86487