[Mailman-Users] How to stop bounce messages globally?

[Caesar Samsi]

Got it, done!

Many Thanks, Caesar.

> On Jan 5, 2017, at 2:06 PM, Mark Sapiro <mark at msapiro.net> wrote:
> 
> On 01/05/2017 01:40 PM, Caesar Samsi wrote:
>> 
>> Lately I have found that spammers send using random reply-to’s to my mailman server.
>> 
>> In response mailman sends a helpful “Your message awaits moderator approval”.
>> 
>> However, it is NDR as the user in the reply to is not in the target bounced mail server.
> 
> 
> That's the good scenario. The bad scenario is called backscatter and is
> when the notice is deliverable to the innocent third party whose address
> was spoofed as the sender.
> 
> 
>> So … how can I globally stop bounces and moderator approval messages?
> 
> 
> Set respond_to_post_requests to No on each list and set
> DEFAULT_RESPOND_TO_POST_REQUESTS = No in mm_cfg.py so that new lists get
> created with respond_to_post_requests = No.
> 
> Then Mailman won't send the “Your message awaits moderator approval”
> notices.
> 
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> San Francisco Bay Area, California    better use your sense - B. Dylan
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