Gary, you'll need to make sure that your ISP allows you to run scripts and
has perl installed. Other than that, you just have to customize the files
with the names of your lists and list owners. For question A, imailsrv.pl
sends a spoofed e-mail, so you should get the confirmation message as usual.
I did.
dk
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Mauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 5:39 PM
Subject: [IMail Forum] imailsrv.pl
>> PS You can download imailsrv.pl from the Utilities page at
>> www.ipswitch.com/support/utilities.html
>
>Thanks - I've got a couple of questions about the description of
imailsrv.pl
>I found there ...
>
>>>> This perl script for IMail users allows you to add users to a list by
>filling out a html form. This package comes with imailcgi, a command line
>emailer that is used by the perl script and must be installed on your web
>server. <<<
>
>A) Will imailsrv.pl add/remove users to the files containing mailing list
>subscribers, or will it send an email with command lines?
>As I understand, the only way a subscriber gets a welcome message is by
>subscribing via an email with the command, listname and subscribername.
>And I don't recall getting a welcome message when I used the form to
>subscribe to this list.
>
>B) As the owner of a virtual domain
>(is that what this is called, where I'm not the one who owns and runs the
>server?).
>what do I need to do, and what will I need to ask the hosting company to
do,
>in order to implement imailsrv.pl ?
>That is, I gather from the description that I must ask the hosting company
>to install imailcgi - anything else?
>
>Gary Mauer
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: David Karp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 2:23 PM
>Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] What version runs this list?
>
>
>> The confirmation page on the web site has the line "IMailSrv for IMail
>> Server version 2.0.3 98-11-13" which refers to the version number of the
>> sign-up script (imailsrv.pl) not the IMail Server.
>>
>> dk
>>
>> PS You can download imailsrv.pl from the Utilities page at
>> www.ipswitch.com/support/utilities.html or directly at
>> ftp://ftp1.ipswitch.com/ipswitch/product_support/imail/mail_list.zip
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Daniel Donnelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 3:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] What version runs this list?
>>
>>
>> >The List is run by an IMail V5.04 system. However, we may have older
>> versions
>> >of the osftware running on other computers. If I saw the host that
>actually
>> >sent it, then I could find out more.
>> >
>> >Daniel Donnelly
>> >Ipswitch Technical Support
>> >________________________________________________________
>> >See our Knowledge Base at http://support.ipswitch.com/kb
>> >URL for List Servers: http://www.ipswitch.com/Support/mailing-lists.html
>> >
>> >
>> >In reply to 28 May message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>> >
>> >>I'm sure the answer has to be 5.0, but I have to ask what version of
>> >>IMail is this list running on?
>> >>After I signed up using the form at the Ipswitch site, the confirmation
>> >>page had a version# of (I think) 3.04
>> >
>> >>Gary Mauer
>> >
>> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >
>> >>Host/Moderator of the Window Cleaning Network
>> >> - Your People, Product and Information Site -
>> >> http://www.window-cleaning-net.com/
>> >
>> >> Email Groups - 800 Networking Links
>> >> 8 Bulletin Board and 21 Trade Show Links
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
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