On 8/24/07, Matt Mackall <[email protected]> wrote:
> My observation is actually from the other side, Alan. I run a list
> that used to send exactly such messages and got complaints from people
> in this community about running a subscribers-only list. My natural
> conclusion was that the messages were considered to be a problem.
> Given that the moderation messages from Mailman actually mention
> "subscribers-only", I can't blame non-subscribers for feeling
> thwarted, frustrated, annoyed, or inconvenienced when they receive it.
there's a difference between getting a response that says it's being
held pending a moderator approving it and a response that says it's
been flat out rejected until you subscribe
> Since I was already whitelisting legitimate posters, I simply turned
> off the moderation messages back to the poster. Now the fact that the
> list is moderated is completely transparent and no one gets any rude
> automated messages.
that's easy enough to do
-mike
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