On 6/4/05, David Gerard fun@thingy.apana.org.au wrote:
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason (avarab@gmail.com) [050605 06:57]:
How about configuring it to reject all mail from persons not subscribed to the list and send a message somewhat like "sorry, you're not subscribed to this list, please do so at *yadayadayada*...", that's what I did for wikiis-l after the spam got too much for my taste.
I went looking for that message (what gets sent to unsubscribed posters) in the Mailman interface and couldn't find it. That would also be suitable as a solution. Where's the message?
I'm not surprised that you didn't find it, I had a hard time finding it myself when I was setting it up, I should have included instructions on how to do it in my original message but I was in a hurry.
Anyway, go to http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/admin/wikien-l/general => Privacy options => Sender filters and change: * default_member_moderation: no * member_moderation_action: Reject * member_moderation_notice: The notice you want to send to people that send mails to the list without being subscribed, this should include instructions on how to register. * generic_nonmember_action: Reject