Noobie: Where's default_moderation_action?
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Hello, all, I'm starting to configure and maintain my first email list, using Mailman 2.1.39, primarily through the mailing list administration web pages. The list is an announcement-only list, with about 5 of the subscribers allowed to post messages.
Periodically, I get a new batch of a dozen or so subscribers, that I subscribe using 'Mass subscription.' Then, since the new user's moderation flag is not set, I have to set everyone's moderation flag to On, using the checkbox on the Membership Management page. But, this sets the moderation flag for the five authorized posters, so I have to look each one up and manually unset their moderation flag.
How can I avoid these actions and default to 'moderation required' for all new subscribers? I found something about the 'default_moderation_action' variable, but I can't find this in the web interface pages for Mailman 2.1.39. Am I overlooking it somewhere?
Thanks for your help and advice.
-Kevin
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On 4/12/24 12:10, kevin--- via Mailman-Users wrote:
How can I avoid these actions and default to 'moderation required' for all new subscribers? I found something about the 'default_moderation_action' variable, but I can't find this in the web interface pages for Mailman 2.1.39. Am I overlooking it somewhere?
Privacy options... -> Sender filters -> default_member_moderation
-- Mark Sapiro <mark@msapiro.net> The highway is for gamblers, San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan
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Mark, thank you so much. It was just where you said it would be. Thanks for your help.
-Kevin
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On 4/12/24 12:10, kevin--- via Mailman-Users wrote:
How can I avoid these actions and default to 'moderation required' for all new subscribers? I found something about the 'default_moderation_action' variable, but I can't find this in the web interface pages for Mailman 2.1.39. Am I overlooking it somewhere?
Privacy options... -> Sender filters -> default_member_moderation
-- Mark Sapiro <mark@msapiro.net> The highway is for gamblers, San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan
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Mark, thank you so much. It was just where you said it would be. Thanks for your help.
-Kevin
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