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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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