[Bug 1883017] [NEW] It is possible to mailbomb a member of a list with a private roster by repeatedly posting the subscribe form.
Public bug reported:
On a list with a private roster, an attempt to subscribe an address which is already a member results in a warning notice sent to the target address. To prevent wsing this to mailbomb a list member, there is a new WARN_MEMBER_OF_SUBSCRIBE setting that can be set to No to suppress the warning.
** Affects: mailman Importance: Low Assignee: Mark Sapiro (msapiro) Status: Fix Committed
** Branch linked: lp:mailman/2.1
** Description changed:
On a list with a private roster, an attempt to subscribe an address which is already a member results in a warning notice sent to the target - address. To prevent wsing this to mailbomb a list member, there is a new + address. To prevent using this to mailbomb a list member, there is a new WARN_MEMBER_OF_SUBSCRIBE setting that can be set to No to suppress the warning.
** Changed in: mailman Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released
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