[Mailman-Users] How to setup umbrella lists

[Patrick Bogen]

It reportedly applies properly to 2.1.8.. I don't know if anyone's
tried it against 2.1.9. If you're worried, just make a backup of
everything before you patch it.

- Patrick Bogen

P.s., please keep all replies on-list

On 11/30/06, Todd Seeleman <seeleman at gse.upenn.edu> wrote:
> Hi Patrick,
>
> I looked at the patch and it doesn't specifically mention mailman 2.1.9.
>   Will the patch work for that version?
>
> Todd Seeleman
>
> Patrick Bogen wrote:
> > On 11/30/06, Lonnie Norton <lonnie at norton.utah.edu> wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>     There is a "umbrella_list" setting in the "General Options" for my
> >> lists but I'm not sure how I'm supposed to setup the umbrella list to
> >> allow posting from people who are on the sub lists. Has someone written an
> >> explanation of this procedure?
> >
> > There is a patch available that will allow you to reference other
> > lists' memberships in the accept_these_nonmembers field. The
> > 'umbrella_list' setting is really just an accessory, which redirects
> > notifications (e.g., periodic password notifications) to sublist-owner
> > instead of just sublist (in which case everyone on the sublist would
> > see sublist's password! Oops!).
> >
> > The patch, I believe, is here:
> > <http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1220144&group_id=103&atid=300103>
> >
> >
> > Additionally, each sublist either needs 'require_explicit_destination'
> > set to 'No,' or the address of the umbrella list added to
> > 'acceptable_aliases'.
> >
> > There may be something I'm missing, but I think that's everything.
> >
>
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- Patrick Bogen