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

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