>>>>> "Greg" == Greg Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Greg> On 04 December 2001, Tass Chapman said:
>> Is there a quicker way to remove members than the UI or the
>> remove_members tool? I can quickly use emacs to load and find
>> the email in the config.db, but I am not sure of the syntax and
>> am rather loathe to just delete at will.
Greg> Aieee!! Don't do this -- you will completely hose Mailman's
Greg> configuration for that list. config.db is a binary file,
Greg> you can't edit it with a text editor.
Well, write and distribute an emacs mode for it. Here's proof of
concept:
;;; mailman-db-mode.el --- help the user to correctly edit config.db
;; This is in the public domain, the author does not want to be
;; associated with such shamelessness in any way shape or form.
;; Please delete the post after reading.
;; This will crash your default-configured Emacs. No other warranty,
;; express or implied, is provided.
(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("config\\.db$" . mailman-db-mode))
(defun mailman-db-mode ()
"Convenient, efficient access to your Mailman list configuration databases."
(message "Not implemented yet. Use Mailman instead. Or implement me.")
(sleep-for 2)
(message "This will teach you not to try to edit binary files!")
(sleep-for 2)
;; we are not a destructive virus, be careful of user data
(save-buffers-kill-emacs 'dont-ask))
;;; end mailman-db-mode.el
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