> On Feb 1, 2006, at 8:17 AM, Ken Jones wrote: >> Is there any code around (or interst) in allowing >> mailing list owners to have access to the mailing >> list administration features for their lists? >> >> I'm moving a email server to qmail and their old >> system allows for this. It seems like a useful feature >> to have in qmailadmin. >> >> Any comments? > > It would be very useful, and something I'd like to see added. The list > owner would have to be an account in the same domain, as that's the > only easy way to authenticate the user and allow access to the list. > I'll try to get QmailAdmin 1.2.10 released so you can base your work on > that. > > Here's the SourceForge tracker item for this feature request (from > August 2003): > http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php? > func=detail&aid=791585&group_id=6691&atid=356691 > > And some of my notes from that item: > > If we add this, it should be optional. Some ISPs might not want to > allow list owners to modify list settings. Maybe it could be tiered -- > list owner: > > 1) has no admin access > 2) can modify the list of subscribers and/or moderators, but not change > the list options. > 3) has full access to modify list settings > > Additionally, moderators should have access to the add/show/delete > subscriber options on the mailing list page.
As additional point, if a list is holding messages pending moderator approval, there could be some way of releasing / rejecting maybe. > > Tom Collins > Tom Logic LLC > PO Box 5717 > Napa, CA 94581 > (707) 265-6622 > (707) 265-6646 fax > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
