Bugs item #1221451, was opened at 2005-06-15 15:00 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item Submitter You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=100103&aid=1221451&group_id=103 Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: security/privacy Group: 2.1 (stable) Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: wheeltrish (wheeltrish) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: privacy issue with subscribers on deferred status Initial Comment: I own a mailman listserver which is hosted on Dreamhost and they are currently running ver. 2.1.5 of mailman. My list is set to require approval of membership requests, which sends the requesters into a "deferred" status in the "Tend to Pending Moderator Requests" area. I've discovered recently that individuals on "Deferred" status CAN in fact post to my list, and their postings are seen by all approved members. The individuals on "Deferred" status do not receive the postings themselves, however. Is this right? Shouldn't an individual who is marked "Deferred" not be able to post until being approved? This prevents me from ever stopping individuals who would send malicious posts to my list from allowing them to do so. My list is a high volume list and increasing the level of moderation would be cumbersome. Is there a way to ensure that members can't post to a list until they are approved, or is this problem an actual bug in the software? Thanks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=100103&aid=1221451&group_id=103