On Tue, 2012-10-30 at 04:56 +0000, Kalbfleisch, Gary wrote: > Don't assume that I don't have the skills.
I don't. Please accept my apology if you thought that I implied this. > I have been building the linux os from source since long before most > people even heard of the Internet. I manage my time very carefully, > and mailman is a very small part of what I do. The newest version of > mailman does not resolve any of the issues that I have been > expiriencing if you have read my posts. Yes, I have been following the thread. An update to a newer version of MM would allow you to bulk-delete spurious subscription requests - a small advantage, to be sure, but a time-saver over versions which didn't offer this administrative feature. > I have implemented the security measures required using other means > until such a time that they are resolved in mailman. FWIW, I've had very good results using SpamAssassin as a pre-filter for Mailman, using James Henstridge's package (patched for post MM versions >= 2.1.10). See: http://wiki.list.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=4030589 http://www.jamesh.id.au/articles/mailman-spamassassin/ This filter also blocks a lot of spurious subscription attempts, according to my list hosting customers, who have told me that the filter has substantially reduced the amount of administrative spam they have to deal with (compared to when the filter has not been in place) and haven't mentioned a problem with false positives. I know this filter is quite old, but with the patch for more recent MM versions (wiki.list.org) it seems to work quite well. Servers here also block email at the front door based on the CBL advisory list, which probably also helps. -- Lindsay Haisley | "Humor will get you through times of no humor FMP Computer Services | better than no humor will get you through 512-259-1190 | times of humor." http://www.fmp.com | - Butch Hancock ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org