ezmlmrc(5)                                             ezmlmrc(5)

NAME

ezmlmrc - ezmlm-make configuration file

SYNOPSIS

ezmlmrc

DESCRIPTION

.ezmlmrc is a file that configures ezmlm-make(1) for set- ting up new lists. ezmlmrc if a plain text with four types of tags. All start in the first position of the line. No other text is allowed on the same line. For security reasons, no periods are allowed anywhere in a tag. Any line with a ``#'' in position 1 is ignored, as is any text preceding the first tag. The file is processed top down. Text preceeding the first tag is ignored. Subsequently, one and only one file is open for writing. Any text encountered in .ezmlmrc is copied to that file as is with a few substitutions (see below). Text following conditional tags is copied only if the condition is met. A file is automatically closed when a new file is opened. Opening a file overwrites any preex- isting file with that name. Tags are: </filename#aI/> The following text will be copied to dir/filename if the options specified after the ``#'' are active, in this case archived and not indexed. Any number of flags can be specified. This is used to adapt the files and messages to the type of list created. If no flags are used, the ``#'' can be omitted. If the file name is the same as the previ- ous tag, or if it is omitted, the text will be added to the previous file. When a new file is opened the previous file is closed. Attempts to add more text to a already closed file overwrites its contents. For all letter switches (exccept -cCvV), upper and lower case tags are opposite and mutually exclusive. Thus, if -g is specified, -G is not set and if -G is set, -g is not. </filename#^5^i/> This is an alternative way of specifying ``if switch -5 is specified and the -i switch is not specified''. ``^'' is used as ``not''. </-filename#eA/> dir/filename will be erased, if the options after the ``#'' are active, in this case not archived and edit. An alternative to specify that a flag, e.g. ``4'' should not be active is to use ``^4''. November 30,1998 1 ezmlmrc(5) ezmlmrc(5) </+directory#aI/> The directory ``directory'' is created if the flags specified are active, in this case archived and not indexed. If no flags are specified, the ``#'' can be omitted. </:link/directory#aI/> dot-link is symlinked to dir/directory if the flags specified are active, in this case archived and not indexed. If no flags are specified, the ``#'' can be omitted. In addition, local is substituted for <#L#>, the part of dot between the first 2 hyphens (if any) for <#1#>, the part of dot between the second and third hyphen (if any) for <#2#>, host for <#H#>, dir for <#D#>, dot for <#T#>, digestcode for <#C#>, and the path to the ezmlm binaries for <#B#> anywhere in the text. Other tags of this format are copied to the files as is. <#l#>, <#h#>, <#A#>, <#R#>, will be substituted on-the-fly where appropriate for the local or local-digest local part of the list address, the host, the subscriber address or the moderation accept address, and the subscription reply address or moderation reject address, respectively. The use of <#l#> is to allow the same text file to be used for requests pertaining to both the main list and the digest list. Before the template file is processed, ezmlm-make will create the list directory. ezmlm-make will also create dir/key.

DESCRIPTION OF EZMLMRC

The ezmlmrc file is preconfigured to act upon ezmlm- make(1) switches to produce the results as described in the ezmlm-make(1) man page. A number of files are created via ezmlmrc independently of any switched. These are dir/text/info with a short description of the list, dir/text/faq with frequenly asked questions about the list, dir/headeradd adding ``Precedence: bulk'' and ``X- No-Archive: yes'' to outgoing messages, dir/headerremove removing ``Return-Path'', ``Return-Receipt-To'', ``Con- tent-length'', and ``Precedence'' from list messages, and dir/text/sub- ok with text sent after successful subscription. These files are not overwritten when lists are edited. Also created are the following files within dir/text/: bottom, bounce-bottom, bounce-num, dig-bounce-num, bounce- probe bounce-warn, get-bad, help, mod-help, mod-request, mod-reject, mod-timeout, mod-sub-confirm, mod-unsub-con- firm, sub-bad, sub-confirm, sub-nop unsub-bad, unsub-con- firm, unsub-nop, unsub-ok, top. November 30,1998 2 ezmlmrc(5) ezmlmrc(5) dir/bouncer is set up to invoke ezmlm-weed(1) and ezmlm- return(1) to handle bounces. In addition to switch-depen- dent lines, an invocation of ezmlm-warn(1) is placed at the end of dir/editor, dir/manager, and dir/owner to pro- cess the contents of the bounce directory. ezmlm- reject(1) is placed first in dir/editor (unless the -0 mainlist@mainhost switch is used) to reject undesirable messages. Below is a description of the switches and the conse- quences the have for list creation with the standard ezlmrc file. emzlm-make(1) by default sets the -a, -i, and -p switches. -a dir/archived is created. dir/text/bottom is adjusted to mention archive access. -A dir/archived is removed. -d dir/digest/ is created. dir/digest/lock is cre- ated. dir/digest/lockbounce is created. dir/digest/bounce/ is created. dir/digest/sub- scribers/ is created. dot-digest-owner is linked to dir/owner. dot-digest-return-default is linked to dir/bouncer. An invocation of ezmlm-warn(1) -d is added to dir/editor and dir/manager. Invoca- tions of ezmlm-tstdig(1) and ezmlm-get(1) are added with default arguments to dir/editor. A note on digest (un)subscription is added to dir/text/bottom and to dir/text/mod-help. dir/text/digest is cre- ated for the ``Administrivia'' section of the digest. -D The items mentioned under switch -d are not done. The result is that the references to the digest in the text files is removed. -f The text ``[local]'' is placed in dir/prefix resulting in the text being used as the list's sub- ject index. -F dir/prefix is removed. -g The -s switch is added to the ezmlm-get(1) line in dir/manager so that only subscribers can access the archive. -G The -s switch for ezmlm-get(1) is not used. Anyone can access the archive if archive (access) in gen- eral is enabled (see -p for ``public'', -a for ``archived'', and -i for ``indexed''. -i dir/indexed is created. dir/text/bottom is adjusted to reflect available archive access com- mands. November 30,1998 3 ezmlmrc(5) ezmlmrc(5) -I dir/indexed is removed. -k Blacklist. A ezmlm-issubn(1) line that tests the envelope sender against the address database in dir/blacklist is inserted into dir/editor. As a consequence, posts from such senders are rejected. This switch is ignored for sublists (i.e. if the -0 mainlist@mainhost switch is used). -K The ezmlm-issubn(1) line testing the envelope sender against the ``blacklist'' is not used. -l The -l switch is added to the ezmlm-manage(1) com- mand line in dir/manager to allow retrieval of sub- scriber list and list log by remote administrators. NOTE: This is pointless, unless the list is also set up for remote administration with the -r switch. dir/text/mod-help is adjusted. -L Do not allow access to the subscriber list under any circumstances. The ezmlm-manage(1) -l switch is not specified. -m Message moderation. dir/modpost is created. dir/editor is set up with ezmlm-store(1) instead of ezmlm-send(1).a dir/moderator is set up with ezmlm- moderate(1), and ezmlm-clean(1). dot/-accept- default and dot/-reject-default are linked to dir/moderator. dir/text/mod-help is adjusted. Special action is taken when the -m switch is com- bined with -u. In this case, the setup is as for the -m switch alone, but dir/editor is set up with ezmlm-gate(1) which will fork ezmlm-send(1) for posts with an envelope sender that is a subscriber or a moderator, and for ezmlm-store(1) for posts with other envelope senders. The consequence is that posts from subscribers (with the usual caveats for SENDER checks) are posted directly, whereas other posts are sent for moderation. -M No message moderation. dir/editor is set up with ezmlm-send(1) as usual. dir/moderator is removed. -n Allow text file editing. in dir/manager is set up with the -e switch to allow remote admins to via E- mail edit the files in dir/text/. NOTE: This is pointless, unless the list is also set up for remote administration with the -r switch. dir/text/mod-help is adjusted. -N Remote editing of files in dir/text is not allowed. The -e switch for ezmlm-manage will not be used. -p Public. dir/public is created. November 30,1998 4 ezmlmrc(5) ezmlmrc(5) -P Not public. dir/public is removed. -q A line with ezmlm-request(1) is added to dirmanager to service commands in the ``Subject'' line of mes- sages sent to the ``list-request'' address. -Q ezmlm-request(1) is not used. -r Remote admin. dir/remote is created. dir/text/mod-help is adjusted. -R dir/remote is removed. -s Subscription moderation. dir/modsub is created. dir/text/mod-help is adjusted. dir/text/sub-con- firm is adjusted. -S dir/modsub is removed. -t dir/text/trailer is created with instructions on how to unsubscribe. -T dir/text/trailer is removed. -u User-only posts. dir/editor is set up with an ezmlm-issubn(1) line to check the envelope sender against the subscriber address databases. If the sender is not found, the post is rejected. This results in subscriber-only posts, with the usual caveats for SENDER checks. Special action is taken when the -u switch is combined with -m. In this case, the setup is as for the -m switch alone, but dir/editor is set up with ezmlm-gate(1) which will fork ezmlm-send(1) for posts with an envelope sender that is a subscriber or a moderator, and for ezmlm-store(1) for posts with other envelope senders. ezmlm-clean(1) is set up with the -R switch. The consequence is that posts from sub- scribers (with the usual caveats for SENDER checks) are posted directly, whereas other posts are sent for moderation. ezmlm-clean(1) is set up with the -R switch. Thus, ignored posts are silently removed rather than returned to sender. -U The ezmlm-issubn(1) line restricting posts by enve- lope sender is not used. -xyzXYZ User configurable. By default, if the -x switch is specified, dir/mimeremove is created. This file contains many MIME types not routinely supported. MIME types in dir/mimeremove are stripped from mul- tipart posts before archiving and distribution. To view the list of MIME types, see ezmlmrc or create November 30,1998 5 ezmlmrc(5) ezmlmrc(5) a list and list dir/mimeremove. In addition dir/msgsize is created containing ``40000:2'' caus- ing ezmlm-reject(1) to reject all posts that have a body of less than 2 bytes (empty) or more than 40000 bytes (too large). -0 mainlist@mainhost dir/sublist is created with ``mainlist@mainhost''. dir/ezmlm-reject is not used in dir/editor to avoid rejecting messages that the main list has accepted. -3 arg User configurable. No action taken. -4 tstdigopts tstdigopts will be used as the arguments for in dir/editor. This must be both switches and their arguments for ezmlm-tstdig(1). NOTE: This is pointless, unless the list is also set up for digests with the -d switch. -5 owner@ownerhost owner@ownerhost is placed in dir/owner so that mail to ``list-owner'' is forwarded to that address, rather than being stored in dir/Mailbox. If the address does not start with an underscore or alphanumeric character, the argument must start with an ampersand. -6 arg User configurable. No action taken. -7 /msgmodPath msgmodPath is placed in dir/modpost is the list is set up for message moderation with the -m switch. -8 /submodPath submodPath is placed in dir/modsub is the list is set up for subscription moderation with the -s switch. -9 /remoteAdminPath remoteAdminPath is placed in dir/remote is the list is set up for remote administration with the -r switch.

SEE ALSO

ezmlm(5), ezmlm-clean(1), ezmlm-gate(1), ezmlm-get(1), ezmlm-issubn(1), ezmlm-make(1), ezmlm-manage(1), ezmlmmoderate(1) , ezmlm-request(1), ezmlm-return(1), ezmlmsend(1) , ezmlm-store(1), ezmlm-tstdig(1), ezmlm-warn(1), November 30,1998 6

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