Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have several email lists, hosted at my ISP, to which I have restricted
> access with a password.
>
> I use a Unix email program so I was able to add 'Approved: password' to
> the header and then the 'Subject: whatever' line shows up in the
> header; when those who use a Windows email program try it, the 'Subject:'
> line in the header ends up being blank. The reason is that the they have
> to put 'Approved: password' on the first line of the body of the message.
Although you don't say so explicitly, I assume these are Majordomo lists. I
recommend mentioning the name and version of the list software you're using
when requesting technical help.
An often overlooked feature of Majordomo is this: When you put the Approved:
header in the first line of the message body, you can KEEP ADDING HEADER
LINES in that "block" before a blank line separates you from the actual body
text that Majordomo will approve through. In some cases it is necessary to
do this in order for the header fields to come out non-blank in the final
message or Digest. So for example
+---------------------------
| From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
header | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
| Subject:
+---------------------------
+---------------------------
| Approved: guernica
body | Subject: Good places to hide?
| From: An Anonymous Civic Leader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
|
| I am looking for a discreet hidey hole where my wretched
| enemies will be unable to hunt me down. Private replies
| preferred. Please don't tell Nast.
+---------------------------
You may still prefer to mess with restrict_post, but I wanted to make sure
people know how to overcome the Approved blank-header problem. I think this
is all being addressed in newer Majordomos.
