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[Pierre Le Sidaner <address@concealed>]

Hi Betty

my current users are French.
This mean that they don't follow rules if there is no obligation :)
ether they wont tell the end date and in case they will, I am sure to 
find 12/24/2023 or 24-12-2022 or 24 dec 2022 or ...
Your answer is precious, I will now take my pilgrim's staff and try to 
reach the sympa current developers. Then try to convince that this field 
is a major issue for a simple job. Even to pay some € for the dev. 
usable by the community.

I'll let you know if there is some evolution
Regards
Pierre

On 18/07/2022 16:36, Widerski, Betty wrote:
> Hi Pierre,
>
> I asked a similar question a few months ago and learned that there is no such 
> field available.
>
> My idea for a work-around is to put a standard phrase in a list's info file with a date (like 
> "expires: 12/24/2023"). Since each list's info file is plain text and readable in Unix 
> cli (path is /var/lib/sympa/list_data/list.here.edu/[listname]/info) we are creating a linux 
> script that can be run periodically to gather those "expires:" dates, check for any 
> that have passed, and email someone the list of past-due lists.
>
> Hope that helps.
> Betty
>
> Betty Widerski
> Cloud & Server Engineering – HBS Information Technology
> HARVARD  BUSINESS  SCHOOL
> Shad 108 N | address@concealed | T: 617.495.6642
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@concealed 
> <address@concealed> On Behalf Of Pierre Le Sidaner
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 9:34 AM
> To: address@concealed
> Subject: [sympa-users] life cycle of sympa mailing list
>
> Hello
>
> I am new on this list
> on the sympa server of my institute I have an "inflation" on the number
> of mailling list, 100 have been created in 2021 and only few are closed.
>
> I tried to find a way to limit the duration of a mailling list at creation.
> I didn't find in the configuration, a field with ending date of the
> list. Is there any ?
> I would like to have a mandatory field that specified the duration or
> the ending date of the list. Action at the date could be a simple email
> to listmaster and the owners.
>
> Do you have the same type of problem ?
> What issue have you find
>
> Regards
> Pierre


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