[Mailman-Developers] Monthly reminder sent by mailman-owner considered harmful

[Bart Schaefer]

I just received my first "mailing list memberships reminder" from a
mailman
list. I asked the list admin about it, and he replied:

> Each mailman installation optionally sends a single message covering     
> all the mailing lists controlled by that installation, once per          
> month.  The option is controlled by the list administrators, though;     
> not by the individual users.  I could turn it off, but then I'd have     
> to turn it off for everyone.                                             

I strongly suggest that this become a per-subscriber configurable item.

Consider the possibility that I, unaware that this is going to take
place,
subscribe an address that represents a local exploder.  At some later
time
everyone on that local list is going to be given my password, possibly
without my personally being aware it has happened (if I don't happen to
be
on the list myself).

That sort of information should never be mailed to someone who hasn't
explicitly asked for it and verified in some way that he's eligible to
receive it.