Jan 122008
Convert ListProc .subscribers file to format suitable for emailing in a LISTSERV //JOB .
#!/usr/bin/perl -T
# Copyright (c) 2007 Jason Filley jason@snakelegs.org
#
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#
# usage: perl -T convert_subscribers.pl LISTNAME-L < .subscribers
#
# input is a ListProc subscription file (6.0c tested). Note that
# LISTERV command batches must be under 1MB, so for large lists,
# you'll need to split the email messages up.
use strict;
use warnings;
use Email::Valid;
my $LISTSERV;
my $LISTSERVoptions;
my $listname = $ARGV[0];
while () {
chomp $_;
# Listproc subscription
# EMAILADDRESS@EXAMPLE.COM
# [ACK,NOACK,DIGEST,POSTPONE]
# SUBSCRIPTION DATE
# CONCEAL=(YES|NO)
# SOME.BODY@EXAMPLE.COM ACK 1063657245 NO Some Body Special
my @ListProc = split(/ /, $_, 5);
my $emailaddress = lc($ListProc[0]);
my $option = $ListProc[1];
my $subscriptiondate = $ListProc[2];
my $concealment = $ListProc[3];
my $name = $ListProc[4];
if (Email::Valid->address("$emailaddress")) {
my $LISTSERV = "QUIET ADD $listname $emailaddress";
if ($name) {$LISTSERV .= " $name";} print "$LISTSERV\n";
if ($option eq 'ACK') {$LISTSERVoptions = "REPRO"}
elsif ($option eq 'NOACK') {$LISTSERVoptions = "NOREPRO"}
elsif ($option eq 'DIGEST') {$LISTSERVoptions = "DIGEST"}
elsif ($option eq 'POSTPONE') {$LISTSERVoptions = "NOMAIL"}
else {print STDERR "option:$listname:bad option $option:for $emailaddress\n";}
$LISTSERVoptions = "QUIET SET $listname $LISTSERVoptions FOR $emailaddress";
print "$LISTSERVoptions\n";
} else {
print STDERR "email:$listname:bad address $emailaddress for $name\n";
}
}
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