On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 08:53:22PM +, Philip Reynolds wrote:
> Dan Wilder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 79 lines of wisdom included:
> > > > Do you know how easy it is to spoof email? That's the valid reason
> > > > Mailman requires a password even when unsubscribing via email.
> >
> > No it isn't.
Dan Wilder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 79 lines of wisdom included:
> > > Do you know how easy it is to spoof email? That's the valid reason
> > > Mailman requires a password even when unsubscribing via email.
>
> No it isn't.
>
> Do you know how easy it is to kick down the door of a house and steal
Thanks Barry,
That's great news for people running beta sites. ;) I run a production
site.
MM2.1 is looking good, and I am anticipating rolling it out as soon as it is
released.
-Jim P.
> -Original Message-
> From: Barry A. Warsaw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> > "JP" == Jim Popov
-Jim P.
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Kyle Rhorer
> > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 1:33 AM
> > To: Jim Popovitch
> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Subscription options help
> >
> >
> > On Thursday 19 Se
> "JP" == Jim Popovitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
JP> Again, there is no valid reason for requiring a password to
JP> unsub via email other than to eliminate confirmation emails.
JP> At the end of the day more of my users would prefer
JP> confirmation emails over having to
> To: Jim Popovitch
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Subscription options help
>
>
> On Thursday 19 September 2002 22:38, Jim Popovitch wrote:
> >
> > Mailman should allow unsubscriptions via confirmed email w/o
> > requiring a password, th
On Thursday 19 September 2002 22:38, Jim Popovitch wrote:
>
> Mailman should allow unsubscriptions via confirmed email w/o
> requiring a password, there is no valid reason to require the
> password when unsubscribing via email.
>
Do you know how easy it is to spoof email? That's the valid reas
On Sep 19, 2002 at 23:38, Jim Popovitch wrote:
>
>Mailman should allow unsubscriptions via confirmed email w/o requiring a
>password, there is no valid reason to require the password when
>unsubscribing via email.
>
There are patches/wrappers for this.
http://satya.virtualave.net/download.html#
Jim Popovitch wrote:
> Thanks Ashley, but that's not a solution... it clearly says:
>
> "This is an upcoming feature and may be available in a current alpha or
> beta release."
It's in 2.1, which, while beta, many of us are using as production.
YMMV. Due out any day now.
Thanks Ashley, but that's not a solution... it clearly says:
"This is an upcoming feature and may be available in a current alpha or
beta release."
The optional add-on (which isn't even part of Mailman) requires wrapper-like
scripts, MySQL and Perl.
Obviously you have no concept of running
On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 11:38:16PM -0400, Jim Popovitch wrote:
> That doesn't work... it just causes Mailman to reply with detailed
> instructions on how to unsubscribe via email. The detailed instructions
> mention needing a password, which prompts most users (because few ever set a
> password)
Jim Popovitch wrote:
>
> Mailman should allow unsubscriptions via confirmed email w/o requiring a
> password, there is no valid reason to require the password when
> unsubscribing via email.
>
Learn to search the archives and/or FAQ before ranting. There IS
a solution to allow people
That doesn't work... it just causes Mailman to reply with detailed
instructions on how to unsubscribe via email. The detailed instructions
mention needing a password, which prompts most users (because few ever set a
password) to have to use the web interface. In the end it takes 15 steps to
unsu
They should just send an email TO the list with Unsubscribe as the subject.
Jim Hale
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Quoting Trek*Spot Webmaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I'm using mailman for a mailing list on my site. Is there an address
> subscribers can mail to to unsubscribe (i.e. [EMAIL PROTECTED])?
> Also, can I
I'm using mailman for a mailing list on my
site. Is there an address subscribers can mail to to unsubscribe (i.e. unsubscribe-list@domain.com)?
Also, can I write a cgi form for subscription?
Curry O'DayTrek*Spot Webmasterhttp://www.trekspot.com
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