* This is the modus mailing list * errrr...ok. I guess this is now more than a simple email to a text list. However the signup page is on a server on a completely different subnet to the modus server
regards - peter Yves wrote: > * This is the modus mailing list * > > Okay here goes ... > > Here's the database format. > > 1) Database format ... > > For the database, you need two fields at a minimum: a membername field (ie: > Email of the member) and a fullname field Ex: > > table: aList > mAddress, type text/varchar > mFullname, type text/varchar > > You create a system DSN that points to the DB containing the aList table. > > Populate it with a couple of test members. > > aList > mAddress mFullname > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yves Lacombe > [EMAIL PROTECTED] John Troher > > Once you've populated the list with a couple of test members ... > > You go into ModusConsole, lists, create your new list as a database mailing > list, in "Database Config", you put in the system DSN, the DSN > username/password if applicable, and you define your select statement. With > the above example: > > SELECT mAddress,mFullname FROM aList > > Click on Apply and go to members, you should see the members pop up. > > You should index the mAddress field. > > -- > Yves Lacombe > Vircom Technical Support > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Wimbourne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 5:27 PM > Subject: [Modus] web based listserv signup > > > * This is the modus mailing list * > > > > Thanks John, > > > > hmmm....can you point me at some live examples? > > > > regards > > > > - peter > > > > "John M. Troher" wrote: > > > > > * This is the modus mailing list * > > > > > > Use a mailer object like aspmail, or abmailer, or even a perl script > > > that format the email at the server side and mails it from the server > > > side when they submit. > > > > > > John > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > Behalf Of Peter Wimbourne > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 4:19 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [Modus] web based listserv signup > > > > > > * This is the modus mailing list * > > > > > > Greetings all, we've got a problem that we've been limping along with > > > for sometime. We want to have a sign-up form on a website for people to > > > join a Modus based listserv. The problem is that if we use a mailto link > > > it results in the mailer on the user's computer opening and sending > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] address, when the user entered a > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] address in the form. > > > > > > If we use POST we end up with the Modus listserv getting the address > > > from the smtp server that sends the form. > > > > > > Help? Anyone done this successfully? is the answer right in front of me? > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > - peter wimbourne > > > > > > ** > > > To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line. > > > > > > ** > > > To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line. > > > > > > ** > > To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line. > > > > ** > To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line. ** To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line.
