Mark Blythe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm just beginning to try TMDA, and the frequent mention of > "auto-whitelisting" is very confusing to me. It's my understanding > that the default behavior is to automatically whitelist senders who > successfully respond to the challenge email and confirm they are > (presumably) a real human.
This is not the case. You must set the CONFIRM_APPEND variable for this to be true. The default is that CONFIRM_APPEND is set to nothing and that successful confirmations are not recordedd anywhere. The term "auto-whitelisting" simply refers to setting the CONFIRM_APPEND variable in your config file. If you've done that, you are auto-whitelisting. > In my tests, this does appear to be the case, as everybody who > confirms is added to my "confirmed" list and is no longer challenged > from that point on. This is because CONFIRM_APPEND is set to the path of your "confirmed" list file. > While I do understand that "confirmed" and "whitelist" are two > separate list files, for all practical purposes they seem to be > treated identically. Both lists have identical rules in my default > incoming filter (created by tmda-cgi): > > > from-file /home/me/.tmda/lists/whitelist ok > from-file /home/me/.tmda/lists/confirmed ok > > So what's the difference? I can see the benefit to the hook that > CONFIRM_APPEND provides in some situations, most notablly if you'd > like to append confirmed users to a separate shared file of some > kind. Or, as Andrew pointed out, if you want to tag outgoing mail differently for explicitly whitelisted users. In a nutshell, the point is flexibility. If, in your particular situation, you don't need that flexibility, point CONFIRM_APPEND at your whitelist file and you'll only have to deal with one file. > Is it also beneficial in situations where you aren't sharing lists > with other users? As frequently as this feature is mentioned, I'm > left with the impression that it is very important for common usage, > but so far I just don't see why. The feature of auto-whitelisting is very beneficial. Whether you use a separate list file for auto-whitelisted/confirmed senders is not important, except in the context of your needs. Tim _____________________________________________ tmda-users mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://tmda.net/lists/listinfo/tmda-users
