Dan,
Thanks. I'll go get the patch and then redo the lists.
One last question. Any chance that saving plain text files as the users.lst
and users.txt files could impact the program - or do these absolutely need
to be created/imported directly from the Listserver applet?
Thanks again.
RFS
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Daniel Donnelly
> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 12:10 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Redundant list postings problem
>
>
> When you delete the lists, the aliases should go with them. Except for the
> 'listserv' and if you delete that one, the List Server app will re-create
> it.
>
> Creating a List causes the creatino of 3 aliases: listname,
> listname-owner and
> owner-listname.
>
> At the very least, I'd update your system to the 4.07 patch from
> our web site.
> To get V5.05, you would have to purchase a Service Agreement.
> Doing this will
> not 'fix' your problem.
>
> 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 6 Jul message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>
> >Dan,
>
> >Okay, delete the lists. But, what about all those aliases. What are
> >necessary/defaults, and what can I get rid of? I want to make sure
> >everything is as clean as it can be and still run. I have run into
> >problems before when inheriting messy configurations from others who
> >neglect to delete things no longer operating, or who have attempted to
> >set something up, failed, and just left everything half-done.
>
> >RFS
>
> >PS, I understand your preference for using the machinename.domain.com
> >configuration, but am not eager to advertise the actual structure of
> the
> >domain and its machines to the world in general, as I've had problems
> >with a particular Warez group and http/ftp attacks in the past.
>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Daniel
> Donnelly
> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 11:33 AM
> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Redundant list postings problem
> >>
> >>
> >> Richard,
> >>
> >> In 4.03, I would not use the IMail Administrator for creating the
> lists.
> >> Actually, I don't like your system configuration (that first domain
> >> (machine.domain1.com) should be the one you use for domain1.com
> >> and its users.
> >> The mail. is redundant and not needed.
> >>
> >> To fix the Lists, I'd delete them all. Then using the IMail List Server
> >>
> applet, re-create the lists (maybe just one to test!) using the
> >> _exact_ same
> >> names. With a bit of luck, this will find your existing files and the
> list
> >> will now work.
> >>
> >>
> >> In reply to 6 Jul message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> >>
> >> >Hi,
> >>
> >> >I have I-mail 4.03 installed on NT 4.
> >> >The general e-mail portion has worked flawlessly for a couple of
> years.
> >> >But recently ran into a problem with the list server.
> >>
> >> >I currently have three virtual domains configured.
> >>
> >> >1st is one that was set up with the machinename.domainname1.com I'm
> not
> >> >sure if this is a default or just the person installing it did that.
> At
> >> >any rate, there are no users other than root and aliases of listserv
> >> and
> >> >postmaster. No one has actually uses any an e-mail address there.
> >> There
> >> >are no lists there.
> >>
> >> >2nd is mail.domainname1.com
> >> >This is for the mail to/from one domain in the network. It includes 36
> >>
> >users from an NT domain. It has aliases of postmaster and root. There
> >> >are no lsts there.
> >>
> >> >The 3rd is mail.domainname2.com
> >> >This is for mailto/from a second domain on the network. It includes 5
> >>
> >users. It is also used to send out targeted e-mail newsletters. It has
> >> >aliases of:
> >>
> >> >listname1
> >> >listname1-owner
> >> >listname2
> >> >listname2-owner
> >> >listname3
> >> >listname3-owner
> >> >listserv
> >> >owner-listname1
> >> >owner-listname2
> >> >owner-listname3
> >> >postmaster
> >> >root
> >>
> >> >I had successfully set up the first list using the listserver command
> >>
> >from the Start Programs menu and sent out a Newsletter on previous
> >> >occasions to around 200 subscribers.
> >>
> >> >A couple days ago I set up lists 2 & 3. List 1 with about 40
> >> >subscribers and list 2 with about 320. I sent out the initial
> >> >Newsletters to these folks on Friday PM. Got the usual few bad e-mail
> >>
> >messages, and went home.
> >>
> >> >As a check, I always include my home e-mail in the lists. On the
> >> >following day, while checking my home e-mail, I noticed I'd received 6
> >>
> >copies of list #3's Newsletter.
> >>
> >> >I went back to the office and dicovered that everyone on the list was
> >>
> >receiving multiple copies. The server seemed to be repeatedly mailing
> >> >out just that one list every 4 hours. So I deleted the list (via the
> >>
> >listserver view box) as a way to stop that redundancy. I crafted an
> >> >apology letter and set up the list again and sent the letter. The
> >> >server immediately sent out 3 copies of the letter to everyone on that
> >>
> >list. Deleted it again via the listserver view box.
> >>
> >> >So, I've done some investigating to try to figure out what was going
> >> on.
> >> >Noticed that all of the lists appeared under all of the domains via
> the
> >> >Imail administrator view (vs. the Listserver view). I proceeded to
> >> >remove the lists from virtual domains 1 & 2 whilst leaving virtual
> >> >domain 3 as it is above.
> >>
> >> >Now, none of the lists appears in the listserver view. In addition,
> >> the
> >> >users and addresses have all gone, though the lists still appear (as
> >> >above) in the I-mail administrator view.
> >>
> >> >So, my question is, what is the correct way to configure these lists.
> >>
> >Should I be doing it via the listserver command view, or in Imail
> >> >administrator view? Why did the one list go recundant on me? How do
> I
> >> >prevent that from occuring again? (In this case a 3rd time would not
> be
> >> >charming at all).
> >>
> >> >Thanks to anyone who can answer these questions for me.
> >>
> >> >Richard F. Schriever, Ph.D.(ABD)
> >> >Director - Internetworking
> >> >GreenLight Communications
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> >> >Newport Beach, CA 92660-7811
> >>
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