Subj : New elist program ab
To   : mark lewis
From : Vincent Coen
Date : Tue Mar 17 2020 15:31:56

Hello mark!

Thursday January 30 2020 07:05, you wrote to Vince Coen:

 >   Re: New elist program ab
 >   By: Vince Coen to Dale Shipp on Wed Jan 29 2020 20:48:15


 VC>> That will be a problem.
 VC>> Is any moderator not a sysop ?

 > yes, the MEMORIES echo is moderated by a non-sysop... there never has
 > been a requirement for moderators to be sysops... only that they have
 > access to netmail...

 > then also remember that some of us provide an update service for
 > moderators wherein we send their updates from our systems with our
 > bots... there never was a requirement that the updates or even
 > registrations came from the moderator or a comoderator...


I have no problems with updates / additions sent via any one with a netmail 
address but I now have
a wee problem in testing provided contact addressing as in MOD, FROM & if 
needed REPLY-TO.

The later I process but don't do much with as all responses from submissions 
are via:
ELIST using the FROM address first and last names.
Direct to the poster using the netmail address element.

Later I will add sending to the email address if provided, as well.

I do not look at netmails or echos on a daily basis and if fact can be as long 
as weekly but I do
read emails multi times per day, even if only a quick scan and delete the junk 
and reread when time
is available usually 2 - 4 times per day.

I 'assume' that other sysops might be doing the same.

Programming takes priority even if I am no longer getting paid for it 
(retired) but trying to
finish off all previously commercial applications turning them into OS (Open 
Source) tools or apps.

As at my age time is getting more err, reduced to do such and no it's 73 in 
June but one never
knows what is around the corner :(

As of to day my elist program appears to be operational with the odd small 
snag to clear and then
run a full Add submission to verify all previously existing Elist ECHOs as 
shown on the last
ELIST.PRT listing dated May 2019.

Yes they do not have at the moment passwords, but saying to every one to 
submit their Echo
submissions as new MOD-ADD's are no different but as all such are shown in the 
ELIST echo any one
can query if some one tries to take any over.

Another point is that the expiry dates are taken from that report using the 
last update given so
most are up for Expiry requiring a MOD-UPD.

There are a few ECHO entries that are out of date in regard to todays current 
moderators any way.
Hopefully all this will settle down over a few weeks.

Vincent

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