Thanks all for your answers and suggestions! I got some help and found the parameter I needed to change: *generic_nonmember_action* (privacy): Action to take for postings from non-members for which no explicit action is defined. Cheers, Léa
On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 at 17:32, Kaartic Sivaraam < [email protected]> wrote: > On 27-08-2020 13:58, Léa Lacroix wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I hope that this is the right list to ask about Mailman's admin options, > if > > not, let me know where I should ask :) > > > > I'm looking for someone to help me with the config of a mailing-list, to > > reactivate the semi-automated spam filter. > > > > I'm one of the admins on the Wikidata mailing-list. A while ago, to > prevent > > my newsletter to be considered as spam because it included too many > links, > > I changed something in the config of the mailing-list, I don't remember > > exactly what, but it was about not filtering spam for the admins > anymore, > > and sending each single spam email (or emails from non-registered users) > to > > the ML owners. Since then we end up with tons of emails in our mailboxes > > everyday. I tried to reactivate this "pre-filter" feature, but I can't > > remember where it is and how to do it right. > > > > Does anyone have a clue about how to fix this? Thanks in advance :) > > > > I'm not a pro when it comes to mailman. So, I couldn't give explicit > answers. Anyways, I found the following articles which might possibly > help you: > > * Mailman Administrators FAQ > https://blink.ucsd.edu/technology/email/services/lists/admin/faq.html > (In particular, the "List moderation and spam" section) > > * Mailman: List Configuration Options > https://blink.ucsd.edu/technology/email/services/lists/admin/config.html > > * HOWTO Deal With Spam as a Mailman List Owner > https://dltj.org/article/mailman-spam-howto/ > > -- > Sivaraam > -- Léa Lacroix Project Manager Community Communication for Wikidata Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 10963 Berlin www.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
