Hopkins, Justin wrote: > >I manage approx 50 discussion lists using the mailman system. The nature >of our organization is that one member is more than likely subscribed to >more than just 1 list. One issue that has come up among the membership >is the desire to authenticate only once and then be permitted to access >the private archives for all lists that they are subscribed to without >logging in again. > >I've noticed that using administrative credentials created a cookie >named 'site' whereas a normal login creates a cookie identifying the >users email address and the individual list. > >Has anyone worked on changing this functionality, or is it planned for >Mailman 3? I've scoured list archives and the internet in general and >haven't found even a hint that anyone is working on this or even feels >like it's worth complaining about.
Did you look at <http://wiki.list.org/x/vgAM>? The very first paragraph says in part "Many things that people have been wanting for years will be addressed, most notably a unified user database ...". The unified user database will address this and several other issues involving user email addresses, roles, authentication, etc. -- Mark Sapiro <m...@msapiro.net> The highway is for gamblers, San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan _______________________________________________ Mailman-Developers mailing list Mailman-Developers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-developers Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 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://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9
