[Mailman-Users] newlist auto-generate password

[Mark Sapiro]

hone+mailman at oak.cats.ohiou.edu wrote:
> --On Wednesday, July 16, 2008 9:49 AM -0700 Brad Knowles 
> <brad at shub-internet.org> wrote:
> 
>> The CLI interface is not going to auto-generate that e-mail message,  so
>> by default it is not going to auto-generate that password either.
> 
> When I add a new list via the CLI, I must enter a password and it is 
> sent in the email to the list admin:
> 
>     The mailing list `cgilist' has just been created for you.
>     The following is some basic information about your
>     mailing list.
> 
>     Your mailing list password is:
> 
>          XXXXXXXXX


But, you can supress this notice with -q/--quiet.


> The new list owner can change the password via the web page if that is 
> easier for them. It would be easier for me to not have to ask for a 
> password from the list admin for every list I create.


So make up your own random password. See 
<http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-users/2008-July/062639.html>.

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