Mail interface for moderator administration?
Does Mailman allow moderators to use email interface for moderator tasks?
For example, for the list example@example.net, regular subscribers can unsubscribe by sending a message to example-request@example.net, with the word 'unsubscribe' in the subject or body.
Can a moderator similarly send a command, for example to reject or approve of a message sent to a moderated list?
If so, where can I find information on how to operate Mailman this way, including a listing of existing moderator commands?
I am considering to 'migrate' from ezmlm, and one strong side of ezmlm is that it can be operated completely via email interface by moderators. It would greatly facilitate the migration if Mailman could be accessed in similar fashion.
Thanks for any feedback on this
At 12:42 AM -0700 2005-08-19, Jens Kjaerulff wrote:
Does Mailman allow moderators to use email interface for moderator tasks?
For some things, yes.I am considering to 'migrate' from ezmlm, and one strong side of ezmlm is that it can be operated completely via email interface by moderators. It would greatly facilitate the migration if Mailman could be accessed in similar fashion.
There is a limit to the mail command interface for Mailman. Some user-level documentation on this subject has been written up at <http://www.list.org/mailman-member/node10.html>, but the majority of administrative functions were intended to be used from the web interface, or from the command-line interface on the server.
Unfortunately, I'm not aware of anyone having written any documentation on what administrative functions can be performed via the mail interface. That sort of information would normally be available in the List Administrator's Manual (see <http://www.list.org/mailman-admin/index.html>), or in the Site Administrator's documentation (see <http://www.list.org/site.html> and <http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq04.009.htp>). Unfortunately, the information on these pages is incomplete.
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