34.12. Creating a Digest List
A digest mailing list is one that combines several messages from another list into a single email before sending it to subscribers. Digests are always associated with normal lists and have their own subscribers who only receive postings in digest format. Digests are never moderated, and are not posted to by subscribers—instead, posts go to the original list.
The number of messages that are combined into a single digest email can be determined by their size, or by a time period. Majordomo can be configured to send out a new digest once it reaches a certain size, or after a certain number of days from the time the first message was added. It will never send out an empty email to digest subscribers.
The process of adding ...
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