[Mailman-Developers] Changing the default_moderation_action has no effect on existing members

Hi *,

I'd like to discuss the algorithm we use to enforce a list's default moderation action. Here's what I understand: list's default_moderation_action depending on its role (see

• the list's default_moderation_action setting is stored in the database and can be changed via the REST interface
• when a new member is created, its moderation_action is imported from the

model/member.py:84)

• this member's moderation_action is stored in the database
• it's the member's moderation_action that is used in the moderation rule (rules/moderation.py:52)

As a result, unless I'm missing something changing, the list's default_moderation_action has no effect on existing members. Do I understand correctly?

I suggest we leave the member's moderation_action on None when it's created, and modify the moderation rules to go look for the list's default setting if the member's value is None. How about that ? Other suggestions?

Aurélien