At 10:23 PM +0000 2006-08-23, Jon Loose wrote: > On looking at the downloadable archives, the message ids are very long > indeed (over 100 characters). I took a look at the same file for this > list, and the ids seem shorter. Is there any way to get shorter message > ids?
Not without changing the Mailman source code, no. > Also, as regards security, I would appreciate recommendations of the > simplest way to set up a postfix/mailman system with https on apache2. > I've seen the FAQ and am still struggling to get my head around it. The simplest stuff I know of is already in the documentation and the FAQ. If you know of better, or can find better, please let us know. > Finally, what is the overall security level of mailman, given that > passwords are sent out in monthly reminders to the individuals > concerned? If the answer is "not very secure", are there plans to > change this? I would say that the overall security level of Mailman is moderate, if you configure the system so that all web interaction happens over SSL-encrypted connections. Otherwise, it would be lower. Yes, there are plans to improve this -- see <http://wiki.list.org/display/DEV/Mailman+2.2>. -- Brad Knowles, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), reply of the Pennsylvania Assembly to the Governor, November 11, 1755 Founding Individual Sponsor of LOPSA. See <http://www.lopsa.org/>. ------------------------------------------------------ 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
