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[Odhiambo Washington]

* Aris Santillan <aris.santillan at summitmedia.com.ph> [20020809 09:09]: wrote:


PS: Please use an e-mail address we can reply to!!


> well
> this is how it goes
> 
> /var/mailman/bin/list_members -o (textfile) (listname)
> /var/mailman/bin/(textfile)
> 
> textfile contains the email addresses of (listname) subscribers
> 
> i wnt to execute it automatically to update the contents of if.....

what??


> 
> example:


 #!/usr/local/bin/bash
 # Where is our work directory?
 DIR=/var/mailman/bin
 # Let's output the list of members
 NEWLIST=`/var/mailman/bin/list_members -o (textfile) (listname)`
 # What do we use to update a list?
 UPDATE=/usr/local/mailman/bin/add_members
 # Where is the file containing new members? That is the output on NEWLIST.
 SOURCE=$NEWLIST
 # Okay, let's update

 for i in `cat $SOURCE`; do
 $UPDATE -o $SOURCE mail
 done


#Untested.
# I am not responsible if you blow it all away. I've only given you enough
rope to begin hanging yourself ;-)



        cheers
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