The DLIST configuration file:

   * General inforamtion on DLIST
   * An example lists.dat file
   * DMAIL.CONF settings
   * LISTS.DAT settings

General settings for DLIST are contained in dmail.conf, list specific
settings are stored in lists.dat in the dlist_path directory.

An example lists.dat file

            list talk
                archive true
                moderator talk.master@macro.com:passwd

            list juggling

DMAIL.CONF Settings :

 Setting        Default     Description

 dlist_path     (none)      The directory for lists.dat and all DLIST work
                            files, log file, and list archiving

 dlist_domain   host_domain The default @xxx address for messages from
                            DLIST
 dlist_loglvl   info        Logging level (debug,info,warn,error)
 dlist_rotate   50000       Size of log file in bytes before it is rotated

 dlist_smtp_host127.0.0.1   Destination of smtp host to send outgoing list
                            messages.

List Specific Settings



 Setting        Default Example             Description
                                            The name of the list, this
 list           (none)  dnews-discussion    cannot contain spaces and must
                                            be the first setting for each
                                            new list in lists.dat
                                            A list of one or more
                                            moderator email addresses, a
                                            moderator often has extra
 moderator      (none)  fred@netwinsite.com access rights, like the
                                            ability to subscribe other
                                            people etc. Separate multiple
                                            entries with commas (not
                                            spaces)
                                            If set, DLIST will record all
 archive        false   true                incoming messages in an
                                            archive sub directory.
                                            If set, the reply-to header in
                                            each message will be pointed
 reply_to_user  false   true                to the original poster, rather
                                            than the mailing list, this is
                                            recommended for large mailing
                                            lists.
                                            Limits the maximum size of an
 max_size       1MB     100K                item that can go thru the
                                            mailing list.
                                            Period in days between
 status_interval7       1                   automatic status reports being
                                            sent to the moderator.
                                            This string will be added to
                                            the front of every subject
 subject_prefix (none)  Juggle:             line of messages from this
                                            list, this makes it easy for
                                            people to sort list messages
                                            out from other messages.

 access_join    anyone  *netwinsite.com     Controls who can join the
                                            mailing list

 access_post    members moderator           Controls who can post messages
                                            to the mailing list

 access_who     members anyone              Controls who can retrieve the
                                            list of current members
                                            Controls who can unsubscribe
 access_leave   anyone  members             from the mailing list, by
                                            default anyone can unsubscribe
                                            anyone else.

 title          (none)  N.Z. Juggling       A title for the list, shown in
                                            headers and lists output.
