[Mailman-Users] More on ... query about e-mail 'subscribe' commands

[Frederick Noronha]

I just realised what went wrong. Sorry for framing my earlier query
inadequately....

Apparently, once the moderator sends in the 'subscribe' command via
e-mail, it is up to the address-owner to accept (or do nothing about the
subscription). Without the address-owner accepting, he/she doesn't get
added to the list. 

Shouldn't Mailman allow the owner to decide that *he* wants someone to be
compulsorily added on?

This option is available in the web-interface version, but I get a chance
to log-on to the web at decent speeds only once or twice a week!

I don't intend to spam readers by forcing them to be on the list. Infact,
if anyone sends in a 'remove me' request, I speedily oblige. But, my
experience is that the average person simply doesn't know how to subscribe
himself, or is too lethargic about joining. Once they are added to a list,
the majority (provided the membership drive is well targeted) admit that
they find it useful. 

Could Mailman think of some solution? FN

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> Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 14:32:39 +0530 (IST)
> From: Frederick Noronha <fred at bytesforall.org>
> To: Mailman-Users at python.org
> Cc: LO at listowner.org
> Subject: [LO] Query about e-mail commands (response)
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> I recently tried to subscribe 20-30 persons to one of my lists via
> email. This was my experience:
> 
> * The first email contained about ten one-line commands
> 	subscribe listname nodigest address=whatever at yahoo.com
> 
> * To my suprise only the first line's address gave a return message saying
> that it had got subscribed.
> 
> Does this mean:
> 
> (i) the others didn't get subscribed
> (ii) others got subscribed but didn't show
> (iii) I need to send separate commands for each address?
> 
> Is this a bug, or am I doing something wrong?
> 
> FN
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