How can I configure an existing mailing list to be invitation-only? (That is,
disabling the ability for the general public to sign up via the web or email
interfaces unless an invitation is received first.) I must be missing something
as I'm sure this is a very common requirement, but have not
On 5/17/07, Carter Braxton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How can I configure an existing mailing list to be invitation-only? (That is,
disabling the
ability for the general public to sign up via the web or email interfaces
unless an invitation
is received first.) I must be missing something as
On 5/17/07, Carter Braxton wrote:
How can I configure an existing mailing list to be invitation-only? (That
is, disabling the ability for the general public to sign up via the web
or email interfaces unless an invitation is received first.)
This sort of stuff should be covered in FAQ 3.11,
On 5/17/07, Patrick Bogen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Set 'advertised' to 'No' and 'subscribe_policy' to at least 'Require
approval,' if not 'Confirm and approve.'
Then, send invitations from Member Management Mass Subscribe. (set
'Subscribe these users now or invite them?' to 'invite')
Thanks
On 5/17/07, Brad Knowles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This sort of stuff should be covered in FAQ 3.11, and the related FAQ
entries -- try searching for announce.
Thank you -- I looked at those section of the FAQ and they don't seem to
directly address this issue, they talk about broadcast-only
--On May 17, 2007 9:16:49 PM -0500 Carter Braxton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
This cuts off one avenue a random user could try to sign up, but there is
still the subscribe command for the -request address, and of course
there is the web interface. For the web interface, editing the html
files
On 5/17/07, Carter Braxton wrote:
Thank you -- I looked at those section of the FAQ and they don't seem
to directly address this issue, they talk about broadcast-only lists,
restricting posting to specific users, etc. What I'm looking for is a
way to cut off all avenues of someone
On 5/17/07, Steve Burling wrote:
If you set privacy options-subscribe_policy to either require approval
or confirm and approve, then it doesn't matter if other subscription
options are available -- unless you approve subscription requests I think
that they'll just quietly time out. Is
Brad Knowles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No, Mailman does not have any method (that I know of) for making
lists by invitation only. You can require approval from the
Moderator(s) or List Owner(s), but as you observed that's not the
same thing.
I think I'm getting close -- so far I've done
