I'm putting this here first for feedback. If you want me to submit it anywhere, let me know.
I am running version 2.1.9. I have no control over which version it is. If this has been updated, great. I have run into the problem of it being difficult to ban someone. If the person is not a subscriber and they try to post a message (all non-subscribers are set to moderation unless I explicitly allow them), all I have to do is click on "ban" as I reject or discard their message. But what if it's a subscriber? In the latest case, I had a troublemaker on my main list who repeatedly violated list rules and I wanted to remove and ban her. Her messages were already on moderation but there is no "ban" box for subscribers there. So I had to copy her email address and go to Privacy options: Subscription rules and paste her address into the box. Then I had to go to the membership area and unsub her. Just a few minutes ago, I was looking at the membership list for a spin-off list I run and noticed she was also subscribed there. There is no way to ban someone from the membership list, only unsub. And if you open up their subscription details, there is also no ban function there. So, I had to cut and paste back at the sub rules again and then go back to membership and unsub her. I don't think banning should be a simple check off box, because there are so many boxes it is easy to be confused (since you can't see the headers as you scroll down) but could there be a link to it? And one where banning also unsubs (can't imagine any situtation where a listowner would want to ban someone but leave them subscribed)? Perhaps an admin-only section (shows only when you're logged in as the listowner) when you open up a member's subscription info page. Something where I can kick-ban in a single operation. It would be nice to be able to do this from the moderation panel too, just like you can with non-subscribers. With the popularity of spammers who like to subscribe to a list then spam away, it is really helpful to make kick-banning simple. And also for us listowners who run lists where we get "spies" and moles (many subscribers have lawsuits against former or current employers due to work injuries and stuff like that). Thanks, Cyndi ------------------------------------------------------ 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