In all my list experience, "moderated" has meant just that. If a list owner wants to review every message sent to the list, the list is set up as moderated. In the new version of Mailman, the former brain-dead way of setting up a list that is restricted to specific addresses for sending is now a convoluted process, only documented in the FAQ, and requires a list owner to go through way too many steps. Not only that, but it refers to 'moderation', which even I, as an experienced administrator had to check several times before I was sure I had found the correct configuration.
I am still trying to figure out why the developers made this such a confusing process. Upgrading to the new version also didn't carry all the restricted list permissions and now I have to educate list owners about how to configure their lists to only allow specific people to post. Some of these people already have a problem with the basics and now this. If anyone still hasn't figured this process out and needs assistance, I have been through the ringer. Christopher Adams Library Systems Analyst Oregon State Library 503-378-4243 x258 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "John DeCarlo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Christopher Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 7:45 AM Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] sending restriction/moderation question v. 2.1.1 > Christopher, > > Why do you say your list is "not a true moderated list" when you > restrict who can send to the list? That is the definition of a > moderated list. At least AFAIK. > > Thanks. > > Christopher Adams wrote: > > I just upgraded to version 2.1.1. I may be missing something, but I have > > looked throughout the admin configuration to see where I specify who is > > approved to send to the list. In the previous version that I was using, it > > was a box under Privacy Options. Now, the closest thing I can find is under > > Privacy Options/Sender Rules. It looks like everyone would have to be set to > > moderated, then those approved would be set as 'not moderated'. The list I > > am referring to is not a true moderated list, but I can't figure out any > > other way to limit sending to specific addresses. > > -- > > John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own > ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ This message was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe or change your options at http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
