April 19, 2002
4 p.m.
"DN" == Dale Newfield <Dale@Newfield.org> writes:
DN> A list had subscriptions set to require both confirmation and
DN> approval. Someone initiates the subscription process through
DN> the web interface. I modified the list to only require
DN> approval. The person sent back their address confirmation,
DN> and Mailman subscribed them (without requiring approval).
DN> I don't know if this portion of mailman has been
DN> gutted/replaced in the 2.1 development, but if it hasn't, this
DN> buglet is likely still there...I doubt this has been changed in MM2.1, but I'm not sure how easy it would be to fix. A subscription request is going to be guided by the policy in place at the time the process is set in motion. Changing that policy in the middle isn't going to affect requests that have already started.
-Barry