On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 10:09:43AM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > > > As Mike said, "it is moderated which means you do not need to subscribe, > > > we will > > > forward any relevant messages" > > > > And as I said, "does your list generate a complaint message back to > > the sender?" It's the moderation message that's the problem. > > It doesn't send a complaint, it sends a useful note that your message is > pending moderation. > > The rest appears to be your personal issue Matt, perhaps caused by not > setting up smart enough mail filters ?
My observation is actually from the other side, Alan. I run a list that used to send exactly such messages and got complaints from people in this community about running a subscribers-only list. My natural conclusion was that the messages were considered to be a problem. Given that the moderation messages from Mailman actually mention "subscribers-only", I can't blame non-subscribers for feeling thwarted, frustrated, annoyed, or inconvenienced when they receive it. Since I was already whitelisting legitimate posters, I simply turned off the moderation messages back to the poster. Now the fact that the list is moderated is completely transparent and no one gets any rude automated messages. -- Mathematics is the supreme nostalgia of our time. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
