[Mailman-Users] mailing list vs. posting list

[Brad Knowles]

At 2:44 PM -0400 2003/07/10, Robert Carsey wrote:

>  One of the features of majordomo was that you could separate the
>  addresses on the mailing-list and the addresses which were able to post
>  to the list  (i think it was the restricted_posters= config option).

	Yup, mailman can do the same.

>  The next obvious thing to do is to also add the staff to the faculty
>  list, but mark them as "disabled" -- still subscribed, but they won't
>  receive e-mail.

	You can do that.  Or, you can add the staff members to the "white 
list" for the faculty mailing list, and all the specified e-mail 
addresses will be able to post, in addition to the subscribers.

	Of course, nothing will stop someone else from forging an e-mail 
address and posting as someone who is subscribed.

-- 
Brad Knowles, <brad.knowles at skynet.be>

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