Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 13:05:27 +0900 From: itojun@itojun.org To: scott@statsci.com Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: standard place for mailing list files Message-ID: <21453.874037127@itojun.csl.sony.co.jp> In-Reply-To: Scott Blachowicz <scott@statsci.com>'s message of Thu, 11 Sep 1997 20:57:35 -0700. <199709120357.UAA18028@knife.statsci.com> References: <199709120357.UAA18028@knife.statsci.com>
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>> > Question: is there any standard place to put mailing list alias files?
>> > (files that are to be specified in :include:foobaa in /etc/aliases)
>> > I must set the path to there in compilation options for distribute,
>> > (there's no way to override at runtime) so I'd like to know
>> > what is the most common choice.
>> That'd almost have to be ${PREFIX}/etc
>Or a subdirectory thereof (e.g. ${PREFIX}/etc/distribute)?
>Or maybe something like ${PREFIX}/libdata/distribute ?
The directory is not very much distribute-specific. People can
put non-distribute-managed mailing list membership files into
the directory.
So, I wonder if people are happy with one of the following:
${PREFIX}/mail-list/
${PREFIX}/etc/mail-list/
${PREFIX}/share/mail-list/ (?)
>If I understand correctly, there will probably several of these files (one or
>more per mailing list)? Right? If so, it'd be nice to group them in a common
>directory, I would think.
usually, 3 files for a mailing list. (member list, sequence number
file, and configuration file)
itojun
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