On Wed, 16 Nov 2016 12:49:34 -0800 Mark Sapiro <m...@msapiro.net> wrote:
> On 11/16/2016 11:17 AM, Dave Stevens wrote: > > I have a web form that gathers user data, including their email > > address for the purpose of, among other things, subscribing them to > > a mailman list. I don't see how to do this. Is it possible? This is > > for people who already want to be on the list. Confirmation as > > usual to the new subscriber. Mailman 2.1.16 > > > It's difficult to answer without knowing how you do subscribes, but if > you do them by email commands, you can send a message to > listname-requ...@example.com with the command > > subscribe [password] [digest|nodigest] [address=<address>] > > Subscribe to this mailing list. Your password must be given to > unsubscribe or change your options, but if you omit the password, > one will be generated for you. You may be periodically reminded of > your password. > > The next argument may be either: `nodigest' or `digest' (no > quotes!). If you wish to subscribe an address other than the address > you sent this request from, you may specify `address=<address>' (no > brackets around the email address, and no quotes!) > > And, there are various web ways to do it. See > <https://wiki.list.org/x/4030648>. > > If this isn't what you're looking for, blease be more specific as to > how you want to do this. sorry not to have been more specific Mark, but what you say is in fact very close and may be what I want, I'll need to do a test. When you say above send a message with the command, where is the command? in the subject line? or body? Dave > -- Reporter to Mahatma Ghandi after his tour of east London "What do you think of western civilization, Mr. Ghandi?" Ghandi - "I think it would be an excellent idea!" ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
