On Mon, 22 Mar, Greg Connor gconnor@nekodojo.org wrote:

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I would like to make two "connected" lists... The idea is that some users want to get "announcements only" and other users want "announcements and discussion".

At 05:39 PM 3/24/99 -0500, Ken Manheimer wrote:

Check out the admin general-options long description for the "umbrella lists" option (search for "umbrella" on a list's general admin options page). If i'm not mistaken, umbrella lists are specifically intended for what you're trying to do.

Good info, thanks.

I specifically need to know, if I set up two lists, with some users on x-announce and some on x-discussion, will the "umbrella list" option know that anyone from EITHER list is authorized to post, under the members-only clause?

That is, is the umbrella list option designed to be used with the "restrict posting to members only" option? Does anyone know this? I am guessing that it probably isn't.

If there is some slick way to send messages to both lists (either umbrella list or a common alias) AND still restrict posting to members, that would be great for what I want. Otherwise, I'll probably just set posting to "allow anyone" for both lists...

Thanks again. gregc