[alicebot-archcomm] Mailman and spam

[Dr. Rich Wallace]

Yes, it is set to yes, but all that does it hold the messages for the
admin to approve, not automatically deny them :-(

> Dr. Rich Wallace wrote:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> One thing that is starting to bother me about these mailman mailing
>> lists is the administrative overhead generated by the rising amount of
>> spam.
>>
>> As list administrator, I get daily emails telling me how many messages
>> have been blocked from each list, including alicebot-archcomm, pending
>> administrative approval.
>>
>> Today for example there were 104 pending messages to
>> alicebot-archcomm, all posts by non-members, all spam.
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>
> Hi Rich,
>
> taking only a short glance I found:
> http://staff.imsa.edu/~ckolar/mailman/mailman-administration-v2.html
>
> Look for 'member_posting_only' - is it set to 'yes' on your server?
>
> This should prevent non-members from posting.
>
> But don't take this for granted, I'm not using mailman - just giving a
> hint.
>
> As always: it's all in the docs ;-)
>
> Ernest
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