2008/2/6, Mark Sapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Robert Everson wrote: > > >I'm running a mail list that is used for emergency notification, and > >many people subscribe using their cellphones. Because of this, > >sending a confirmation email isn't really the easiest way for the > >users to subscribe. Also, I don't really think that approving > >everyone would be feasible for me. Is there a way to turn off the > >confirmation/approval process for new subscribers? > > > It is not recommended, but if you want to do it, and if you have > sufficient access to the Mailman server, you can put > > ALLOW_OPEN_SUBSCRIBE = Yes > > in mm_cfg.py, and then you will be offered None as one of the choices > for subscribe_policy. > > Keep in mind that in addition to making things easier for your PDA > subscribers, this will also allow your worst enemy to subscribe > multiple people to your list and when these people start receiving > messages from the list and replying to the list with "take me off this > list" and complaining to their ISPs that you are a source of spam, you > will ultimately have to close the list.
Hello - sorry to jump in and hijack the thread but is similar thing possible for unsubscribe process? That is, I would actually like to keep the subscription confirmation process intact but allow users to unsubcribe *without* confirmation. Is that possible? Thank you! Zbigniew Szalbot ------------------------------------------------------ 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