[Mailman-Users] display members moderator flag
Mark Sapiro
mark at msapiro.net
Thu Aug 4 23:39:59 EDT 2016
On 08/04/2016 08:06 PM, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> Beu, Ed (DOA) writes:
>
> > We've discovered that if the Unsubscribe_Policy is set to Yes (1),
> > the moderator can unsubscribe members without the members input!
> > The member simply gets a notice that they've been unsubscribed.
>
> But that means that *anybody* can unsubscribe a member, since only
> moderation is enabled by the moderation password, not other list
> management features such as subscription management. So there is
> apparently no authorization or authentication required to unsubscribe
> someone.
No. It means anyone can request unsubscription of anyone, but the
unsubscription requires moderator approval. Presumably the moderator
won't approve it if she didn't initiate it.
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