Kenneth A. Wolcott wrote: > Mark Sapiro wrote: > >> Kenneth A. Wolcott wrote: >> >> >>> I added a user's email address to the "posters" variable in the >>> specific list config file, but still the user's email must be approved >>> each time. >>> >>> >> Did you add the address to 'posters' via the web admin interface or >> some other method that actually updated the lists/<listname>/config.db >> file? >> >> > > No. I modified the config file directly. I hadn't looked in the > Private section from the web interface previously. I recently started > using the master password since no one could remember what the regular > mailman admin password was. Prior to using the master password, I > didn't have access to the web interface and I was trying to do > everything as root from the command line. I just now added the email > address via the web interface in the Private section. > >> >> >>> Why is this? Do I need to shutdown and restart Mailman for the config >>> changes to take effect? >>> >>> >> You shouldn't need to do this for list settings as they are loaded from >> the config.db each time the list is accessed. >> >> >> > Cool. > >> >> >>> I then subscribed the user. Still had to manually approve email >>> messages. I then unsubscribed the user. >>> >>> >> This indicates the From: or Sender: header of the post as received from >> the user has an address which is (perhaps subtly) different from the >> address you are subscribing. >> >> >> > I think that the modification of the poster field via the web interface > will solve the problem. I'll find out the next time the email (once > daily) gets generated whether or not it gets posted automatically or > not. If this doesn't work then I'll look into the (subtle) differences > in the email headers. > > Thanks so much for your reply, > Ken Wolcott > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > 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/kwolcott%40cloudshield.com > > Security Policy: > http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp > > Adding the poster via the web interface solved the problem. I no longer have to accept the postings from this virtual user.
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