Terry,
Thanks, seemed to work and from past experience with IMail, it is highly
likely to have little or no overall effect (except the desired one!) on the
List Servers.
KB.... here we come!
Daniel Donnelly
________________________________________________________
----- Original Message -----
From: "Smart Business Lists" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Disable "list" command
> Good solution, Dan.
>
> I tried this and got your results too. I think perhaps the disable list
> command turns off the list of users.
>
> Terry Fritts
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel Donnelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 9:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Disable "list" command
>
>
> > Tried a couple more things and find that if I make the lists.txt file
read
> > only, IMail can still modify the file and change the permissions. So I
> then
> > changed the security on the file, so that 'System' has read only access,
> > then the file was no longer modified and I was still able to create a
new
> > list. Again, I have not fully tested this, but so far, I have not had
any
> > problems after doing this.
> >
> > Here is my modified lists.txt:
> > # Ipswitch, Inc. list server
> > # Sorry, you cannot get the list names!
> >
> > I don't think it would be a good idea to have a completely empty file as
> the
> > email coming back, won't tell the sender anything and the message will
be
> > 'empty', so that is why I put the second line in the file (# is to show
a
> > comment!).
> >
> > Daniel Donnelly
> > ________________________________________________________
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Daniel Donnelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 10:28 AM
> > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Disable "list" command
> >
> >
> > > Terry,
> > >
> > > Hmmm.... I also tried it, but differently from yesterday and I too am
> > > getting the response. Yesterday I was using telnet session to send the
> > mail
> > > and did not get a response, but today using an email client, I do.
> Almost
> > > sure this worked in the past, but been quite some time since I visited
> > this
> > > issue. I don't find any other methods of keeping this response from
> being
> > > sent.
> > >
> > > Looks like the 'Disable List command' is only when one sends 'list
> > listname'
> > > (the list of users for that list) and SMTP setting disables EXPN
> command.
> > >
> > > I did rename the lists.txt file in the \list folder that stores the
list
> > of
> > > lists and IMail created a new one when I sent the test message and
this
> > time
> > > returned only the first line, '# Ipswitch, Inc. list server'. Not sure
> of
> > > all the ramifications yet, of not having this file or not having it
> > > 'correct', but it did not affect adding a new list (I had to delete
the
> > line
> > > in the file for this new list!)
> > >
> > > Some limited testing seems to show that things work OK (I've not
> > encountered
> > > problems so far!). So it looks like one can delete/rename 'lists.txt'
in
> > the
> > > \imail\lists folder, without causing trouble. Note that IMail will
> > recreate
> > > this file as needed (like when it does not exist and list command is
> sent
> > or
> > > when a new list is created).
> > >
> > > HTH
> > >
> > > Daniel Donnelly
> > > ________________________________________________________
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Smart Business Lists" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 10:37 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Disable "list" command
> > >
> > >
> > > > I tried what you described on my server with latest patches running
on
> > > > Win2k.
> > > > Turned off view local groups.
> > > > Went to list and checked Disable List Command on the list.
> > > > Stopped/Restarted SMTP for good measure while I was there.
> > > >
> > > > Then sent message to imailsrv with "list" in the message body.
> > > >
> > > > Got back a message from imailsrv with subject "list of lists" and
the
> > name
> > > > of the list in the body.
> > > >
> > > > At lleast mine doesn't seem to behave as expected.
> > > >
> > > > Terry Fritts
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Daniel Donnelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 11:09 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Disable "list" command
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Jonas,
> > > > >
> > > > > Well, I guess I did not read your message carefully enough, so
gave
> > you
> > > a
> > > > > bit of misdirection. The SMTP Security setting, disables the EXPN
> > > command
> > > > in
> > > > > SMTP, so when that setting is enabled and then EXPN given, IMail
> says
> > > > 'Lists
> > > > > are confidential'.
> > > > >
> > > > > The only way to disable the 'list' command in imailsrv, is in each
> > List.
> > > > Go
> > > > > to the Security tab and find the 'Disable List Command' and check
> that
> > > > box,
> > > > > click Apply and do this for each list in each domain that you want
> it
> > > shut
> > > > > off.
> > > > >
> > > > > Daniel Donnelly
> > > > > ________________________________________________________
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Jonas Fornander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 7:37 PM
> > > > > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Disable "list" command
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > "Allow remote view of local groups" is un-checked but I still
get
> a
> > > list
> > > > > of
> > > > > > all lists if I send the "list" command to the list server. The
> from
> > > > > address
> > > > > > is (null) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jonas Fornander - System Administrator
> > > > > > Netwood Communications, LLC - www.netwood.net
> > > > > > Find out why we're better - 310-442-1530
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Daniel
> > > > Donnelly
> > > > > > > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 7:27 AM
> > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Disable "list" command
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Jonas,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > In the SMTP Security, 'Allow remote view of local groups' is
the
> > > > > > > one you are
> > > > > > > looking for! Don't forget to stop/start SMTP service after
> making
> > > any
> > > > > > > change.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Daniel Donnelly
> > > > > > > ________________________________________________________
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > From: "Jonas Fornander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > > Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 12:05 AM
> > > > > > > Subject: [IMail Forum] Disable "list" command
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Is it possible to disable the "list" command all together? I
> > don't
> > > > > want
> > > > > > > > anyone to be able to send just "list" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> and
> > > get
> > > > a
> > > > > > > > listing of all lists. It would be preferable if that could
be
> > > turned
> > > > > off
> > > > > > > per
> > > > > > > > domain.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Jonas Fornander - System Administrator
> > > > > > > > Netwood Communications, LLC - www.netwood.net
> > > > > > > > Find out why we're better - 310-442-1530
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > >
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