--On 22 January 2007 22:42:11 +0100 Joachim Breitner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello, > > a lot of mailing lists have posting only available to members just to > prevent spam. For these lists there should be an option that adds a link > to the „Your message is held...“ notification that will allow the > message to go through, just like the link to delete it, or the check in > the subscription handshake. This would reduce work for the list > administrator and be more friendly to the casual poster. > > In http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=407530 it was argued > that spammers would then soon start to learn to „click“ this link. I > disagree though that this feature will indeed open the gates to > spammers: If they figure out how to activate a link in a confirmation > message, they will figure out how to subscribe anyways. > > Alternatively, a message to a members-only mailing list could > automatically trigger a subscribe challenge that, if acted upon, not > only subscribes the sender, but also approves the held-back message. > > What do you think? > Well, some people may think this is useful. It should be possible for a list owner or a site owner to disable it, though. -- Ian Eiloart IT Services, University of Sussex _______________________________________________ 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-developers%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
