12 Feb
2005
12 Feb
'05
12:29 a.m.
Since Mailman 2.1, passwords have not been required to unsubscribe, even though it is a common misconception that they are. I'm not sure why people forget that!
Actually, I think that if we just shut off the monthly reminder, 99% of Mailman users would never even know they had a password (who reads those welcome messages anyway?). They wouldn't care either because most people don't change their options and private archives aren't as common as public archives.
That sounds to me like the best of both worlds. Set it up so that no password is noticed for subscribing or unsubscribing. The password could be made completely transparent. Advanced users can access their password if they choose to do so for list archives, etc.
Adrian