At 3:24 PM -0200 2006-05-16, Manlio Perillo wrote:
>>> The list is moderated but, since it is a nuisance to have to approve all
>>> messages, I'm thinking to remove the moderation flag on the address used
>>> by the script.
>>
>> This is precisely what we do for several "commits" type lists that I
>> run for the NTP Public Services Project. Works fine for us.
>
> Ok, but it is not secure.
No, not perfectly secure. Someone could spoof the sending
address and get their post through to the whole list.
> But, as I can see, it is the only solution.
Unless you can get the commit notification process to add an
"Approved: password" line to the headers of your message, or the
first line of the message body, I don't see any way that the security
could be further improved, at least as far as Mailman is concerned.
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