Argh! Just minutes after finishing this up, I got a message from a friend. Turns out you CAN disable subscription confirmations. See:
http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users@python.org/msg31306.html Grrrr... (although that solution will affect lists system-wide, rather than per-list; anyone know of a way to make tweaks like this per-list?). Scot Scot Hacker wrote: >FWIW, I found the command-line tools add_members and remove_members, >which allowed me to write a simple shell script to manage subscribes >and unsubscribes by drawing from files. So we'll have PHP forms for >subbing and unsubbing, which will write to new_subs.txt and >del_subs.txt. Then we just run this shell script once per hour, and get >around the confirmations problem with cell phones (though I'm surprised >-- aren't there any other mailman lists out there with people subbing >their cell phones? you'd think there would be a better way...) > >#!/bin/sh ># Add new subscribers to mailing list from text file ># Then remove subscribers from an unsub list > ># Define location of subscribers text file: >subfile="/home/username/listname_newsubs.txt" > ># Define location of unsub file: >unsubfile="/home/username/listname_delsubs.txt" > > > ># Add all addresses in the sub file >/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/bin/add_members -w y -a y -r $subfile >list_domain.com > ># Now blank the file for future additions >echo "" > $subfile > ># Unsub all addresses in the unsub file >/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/bin/remove_members -n -f $unsubfile >list_domain.com > ># Now blank the file for future additions >echo "" > $unsubfile > > >Works great! > > >Scot Hacker wrote: > > > >>I have a list owner who runs a list designed to be subscribed to from >>text-messaging cell phones (list traffic consists only of a daily haiku >>- very neat). People can use the web interface to sign up, but the >>confirmations are a problem. The subscription confirmation arrives at >>the phone, the user replies to it, and then... nada. Seems to go into a >>bit bucket. I've confirmed that the ID cookie does make it across just fine. >> >>A little later, the list owner receives a copy of the message below. >>At first I thought there was some discrepancy between the Return-Path: >>and the From: headers, but when I send a regular email from the phone to >>myself, they both come through fine, and match. I'm stumped. >> >>The list owner *really* wants to turn off confirmations altogether, but >>I don't see any way to do this. Is there one? If confirmations >>absolutely can't be disabled, any ideas on why cell phone subscriptions >>fail, or what can be done about it? >> >>Thanks, >>Scot >> >> >>*From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>*Date: *May 2, 2005 9:51:59 PM PDT >>*To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>*Subject: Uncaught bounce notification >>* >>The attached message was received as a bounce, but either the bounce >>format was not recognized, or no member addresses could be extracted >> >> >>from it. This mailing list has been configured to send all > > >>unrecognized bounce messages to the list administrator(s). >> >>For more information see: >>http://tinywords.com/mailman/admin/haiku_tinywords.com/bounce >> >>* >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>*Date: *May 2, 2005 9:51:54 PM PDT >>*To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>*Subject: confirm f9bc6456b89ec9c10360aaa140411e154f0ff60b >>* >> >>Want to subscribe to tinywords? Please reply to this message >> >> >> >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------ >>Mailman-Users mailing list >>Mailman-Users@python.org >>http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users >>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-users/shacker%40birdhouse.org >> >>Security Policy: >>http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp >> >> >> >> >------------------------------------------------------ >Mailman-Users mailing list >Mailman-Users@python.org >http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users >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-users/shacker%40birdhouse.org > >Security Policy: >http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp > > ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users 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-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp