Stefan Reichör <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>>
>> this "solution" is worse than the problem.
>> a project should maintain an open mailing list (or another open channel)
>> where users can report issues without having to subscribe to a mailing list.
>> E.g., the CLISP project has a developer list clisp-devel
>> (subscriber-only) and a user clisp-list (open list) where anyone can
>> post. we do get spam, but aggressive filtering has kept it to a minimum.
>>
>> by closing the mailing list you are cutting off many users who (like I
>> do) read the list on gmane without subscribing. this is a very bad idea.
>
> I understand this position, since I use also gmane for many groups I
> read. I have also experienced the problem, that posting via gmane is
> not possible for such groups.
>
> The following options are available for postings from non-members:
> "Action to take for postings from non-members for which no explicit action is 
> defined."
>
> Accept        Hold    Reject  Discard
>
>
> Before we had used Accept.
>
> Yesterday I switched to Reject.
>
> What about using hold. But I am not sure, how this mail administration would 
> work...
>
> I switched to Hold now. Now I try to send a test mail with a not subscribed 
> mail address.

I experimented with the Hold setting.
I get a mail when a non-member posts to dvc-dev, and I can easily approve the 
message.

Sam, could you also test, if this setting works for you?


Stefan.

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