[Mailman-Users] Creating an announcement list?

[JC Dill]

On 03:06 AM 5/27/01, Matt Staroscik wrote:
 >
 >I'm trying to create a read-only list, where people can sign up to receive
 >announcements and *can not post*, but I am not seeing an easy way to do
 >this with mailman. At least not gracefully.

This site is referenced in your mailman README:

http://www.aurora.edu/~ckolar/mailman/mailman-administration-v2.html

About 1/2 way down, you will see "General posting filters" and a chart on 
"Who is allowed to post?".



 >I have read the sections of the manual regarding the "reply_goes_to_list"
 >and "hide sender" config options, but that looks like a kludge; someone can
 >still address a message to the list manually. It looks like the only way to
 >set up a read-only list is to require approval for all posts, and then just
 >delete the messages that show up in the admin queue. (even if it's an
 >announcement list, SOMEONE's gonna try posting anyway...)
 >
 >I guess in the end this is what I want: a way to send messages to a list
 >into a "black hole," except for those from a list of approved posters.
 >
 >Sorry if this has been covered, but I have scoured the net tonight looking
 >for answers and come up empty. The list I am planning on starting will
 >probably have hundreds of people in it, and I really want to minimize the
 >administrative chores.
 >
 >Thanks in advance for any help.
 >
 >Cheers,
 >Matt
 >mstaroscik at home.com
 >
 >
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