S h i v wrote: > On 10/4/07, Eric Boutilier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Q1: I want to allow certain legitimate non-subscribers to post >> to my Mailman mailing list. What are my alternatives? >> >> A: There's a setting for allowing/disallowing non-member >> (non-subscriber) posts called generic_nonmember_action. It's in >> the Sender Filters menu. Set it to "accept" or "hold" (the >> latter allowing you, the list owner, to inspect nonmember posts >> before letting them go through). >> >> That's the most straightforward way. The downside is you're open >> to spam that way -- which is why the default setting for >> generic_nonmember_action is "reject". The good news is, we'll be >> rolling out a new anti-spam feature soon that we hope will >> mitigate this problem significantly. >> >> Alternatively, mailing-list owners can manually >> populate/maintain a list of non members who are allowed to post. >> This is done with the "accept_these_nonmembers" option (also >> found in the Sender Filters menu). >> > > Apart from Accept/Reject, I believe the third option that has always > been available is for the mails to go into moderation queue when > submitted by a non-member...
Yes, but that's what "hold" means. > The downside is that the list admin will > have additional work. > If the assumption that most of the traffic is from members & that from > non-members are one off cases is true, then it shouldn't be an issue. > > -Shiv _______________________________________________ website-discuss mailing list [email protected]
