On 3/12/02 12:56 PM, "Barry A. Warsaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Let's tease out what you really want... (oreos, thanks... And soy milk) > - Would you be happy with an emergency switch that applied to all > postings, from members and non-members alike, even if the > non-members are on the "accept these non-members" list? Yes. Sometimes, you need a "time out, let's settle down" switch. > - Should anybody's postings be able to go through without being caught > by the emergency switch? Only the list admins. > - Should there be a magic header that lets messages go through even > though the switch is pulled? Urgent: headers? Maybe configurable. IMHO, if you push the Big Red Button, only the admins are allowed in until the Halon is gone.... > - Once the emergency switch is pulled, what should happen to postings? > Should they just get held for approval? Would it make any sense to > reject or discard them? Should that even be configurable? I'm sure someone would want auto-reject, but IMHO, you're looking at short-term, emergency moderation, so they go into the approval queue, so if nothing else, the admin can review them and send back a personal note explaining why the person should chill... (grin) -- Chuq Von Rospach, Architech [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.chuqui.com/ The first rule of holes: If you are in one, stop digging. _______________________________________________ Mailman-Developers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-developers
