At 10:25 AM +0000 2005-11-21, Ian Eiloart wrote: > No, I'm not suggesting that Mailman prefer one mail client over > another. Simply that the ACLs for posting to the list are accessible > in some open format. That is, they should be stored in some accessible > database like an SQL or LDAP database, or even in flat files.
Show me a single open data format that all MTAs understand. Hell, there aren't many file formats that they all understand. > The ACLs themselves should be represented in some open format, like > regular expressions. Again, show me a single open format that all MTAs understand. Trust me, this issue is far more complex than you think it is. > OK, the MTA should ONLY accept email that it can deliver. Considering that there are anti-spam rules inside of Mailman itself that can take on various actions, including rejection of the e-mail, that's simply not physically possible. At least, not without gutting a considerable amount of existing functionality in Mailman. -- Brad Knowles, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), reply of the Pennsylvania Assembly to the Governor, November 11, 1755 SAGE member since 1995. See <http://www.sage.org/> for more info. _______________________________________________ Mailman-Developers mailing list Mailman-Developers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-developers Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-developers/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp