> > On Apr 19, 2005, at 3:42 PM, kalin mintchev wrote: >> right. but.. if they are not on the list they should not be approved - i >> mean the posting is allowed ONLY to members (member_posting_only) so why >> is mailman holding messages for approval that's not coming from members at >> all? > > I would guess that the thinking was that since members often post from alternate addresses or aliases, in that case, a moderator can approve the post and notify the member about the situation. This would be preferable to the post being silently discarded, IMO. I don't remember if it's a silent discard or if a rejection notice is sent to the poster in 2.0.
thanks Dan. i disagree thought. i don't see how you'd recognize a member of the list except by the email address. how'd you possibly know that the email address that's in the From header on the message you are about to approve belongs to one of that list's members if it's not on the list? ok - unless the list is for your family members or closest friends and your know all their alternative email addresses.... in 2.0 you can not even relate names to addresses. it just doesn't make any sense... i mean it says 'member_posting_ONLY' > Dan > > -- ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org 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/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
