Re: Help on a little script
At 06:18 PM 1/23/2005, Paul Schmehl wrote: --On Sunday, January 23, 2005 10:30 AM -0600 antenneX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It works well except for this: It changes my mail list from this format: name1 name2 name3 ...to this: name1name2name3 <---one big long line with no separators. It would probably be a lot easier to fix the cgi script so it creates the list with separators. If it's Perl look for a line something like s (or tr or y) /\n//g and remove it. Marty Marty Landman, Face 2 Interface Inc. 845-679-9387 Search & Sort Easily: http://face2interface.com/Products/FormATable.shtml Web Installed Formmail: http://face2interface.com/formINSTal ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Help on a little script
--On Sunday, January 23, 2005 10:30 AM -0600 antenneX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Am running FBSD-4.10p2 I have a serious need for some help on a CGI script I just installed. I've tried to reach the author but no dice there. It's used to automate "unsubscribes" on a mail list. It works well except for this: It changes my mail list from this format: name1 name2 name3 ...to this: name1name2name3 <---one big long line with no separators. With over 6000 names it makes a huge long line instead with no space between the names either. It make a mess! I know how to convert name1 name2 name3 ...to name1 name2 name3. like this: # cat mybadlist | xargs > mygoodlist ...but, need the reverse. So how can I convert name1name2name3 ...back to the original format? name1 name2 name3 It would probably be a lot easier to fix the cgi script so it creates the list with separators. Paul Schmehl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Adjunct Information Security Officer The University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Help on a little script
- Original Message - From: "Mike Jeays" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "antenneX" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 11:49 AM Subject: Re: Help on a little script > On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 11:30, antenneX wrote: > > Am running FBSD-4.10p2 > > > > I have a serious need for some help on a CGI script I just installed. > > I've tried to reach the author but no dice there. > > > > It's used to automate "unsubscribes" on a mail list. > > > > It works well except for this: > > It changes my mail list from this format: > > name1 > > name2 > > name3 > > > > ...to this: > > name1name2name3 <---one big long line with no separators. > > > > With over 6000 names it makes a huge long line instead with no space > > between > > the names either. It make a mess! > > > > I know how to convert > > name1 > > name2 > > name3 > > > > ...to > > name1 name2 name3. > > > > like this: > > #cat mybadlist | xargs > mygoodlist > > > > ...but, need the reverse. > > > > So how can I convert > > name1name2name3 > > ...back to the original format? > > name1 > > name2 > > name3 > > > > > > Would really appreciate your help as it is really messing up my mail > > lists > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > Best regards, > > > > Jack L. Stone > > > > ___ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > It may be impossible, if the names have really been run together with no > separator at all. '[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]' cannot > reliably be parsed into distinct names. Are you quite sure there is no > separator - look at the file with od (octal dump). > I was afraid of that. Fortunately I have routine backups every few hours. I have discovered that I have not been able to reproduce the corruption or script failure. In copying back the good formtted list (but with some unsubscribes back in) and running the web page unsubscribe, it is fine for now -- but, mystified as to why it happened. Only been using the script for 3 days but has had numerous adds and deletes before this. Some sort of bug in the script. I thought it might have been a very log email on the list, but removing and putting back made no difference. Only this one list has been affected and is one of the largest. Thanks for your reply. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Help on a little script
On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 11:30, antenneX wrote: > Am running FBSD-4.10p2 > > I have a serious need for some help on a CGI script I just installed. > I've tried to reach the author but no dice there. > > It's used to automate "unsubscribes" on a mail list. > > It works well except for this: > It changes my mail list from this format: > name1 > name2 > name3 > > ...to this: > name1name2name3 <---one big long line with no separators. > > With over 6000 names it makes a huge long line instead with no space > between > the names either. It make a mess! > > I know how to convert > name1 > name2 > name3 > > ...to > name1 name2 name3. > > like this: > #cat mybadlist | xargs > mygoodlist > > ...but, need the reverse. > > So how can I convert > name1name2name3 > ...back to the original format? > name1 > name2 > name3 > > > Would really appreciate your help as it is really messing up my mail > lists > > Thanks in advance! > > Best regards, > > Jack L. Stone > > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" It may be impossible, if the names have really been run together with no separator at all. '[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]' cannot reliably be parsed into distinct names. Are you quite sure there is no separator - look at the file with od (octal dump). ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Help on a little script
Am running FBSD-4.10p2 I have a serious need for some help on a CGI script I just installed. I've tried to reach the author but no dice there. It's used to automate "unsubscribes" on a mail list. It works well except for this: It changes my mail list from this format: name1 name2 name3 ...to this: name1name2name3 <---one big long line with no separators. With over 6000 names it makes a huge long line instead with no space between the names either. It make a mess! I know how to convert name1 name2 name3 ...to name1 name2 name3. like this: #cat mybadlist | xargs > mygoodlist ...but, need the reverse. So how can I convert name1name2name3 ...back to the original format? name1 name2 name3 Would really appreciate your help as it is really messing up my mail lists Thanks in advance! Best regards, Jack L. Stone ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
