The mailing list for listmasters using Sympa

[Michael Sofka <address@concealed>]

Make a custom field for the list, and pre-populate with a standard term, 
such as 6 months or 1 year.  Or, using the list description idea, 
interpret no-valid-date as "1 week termination notice."

Mike

On 7/18/22 10:45, Pierre Le Sidaner wrote:
> 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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Michael D. Sofka               address@concealed
ITI Software Architect,   Email, TeX, Epistemology
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.  http://www.rpi.edu/~sofkam/