[Mailman-Users] Acknowledging sender when moderated message is accepted

[Mark Sapiro]

On 8/15/19 10:54 AM, David Pane wrote:
> 
> I administer a mailman (version 2.1.15) server (CentOS 7) which contain
> 40-50 lists (including umbrella lists).  When a sender's email is held
> for moderation, we would like to acknowledge the sender when that post
> is "Accepted" by the moderator in a similar fashion as we do when the
> moderator "Rejects" a message (default message with ability to
> customize).  This will avoid the user wondering if the email was sent
> out to the list.
...
> Any help is greatly appreciated. 


Look at Mailman/ListAdmin.py. This module defines a __handlepost()
method. Within that definition there is a set of alternatives based on
'value'. I.e.

        if value == mm_cfg.DEFER:
            ...
        elif value == mm_cfg.APPROVE:
            ...
        elif value == mm_cfg.REJECT:
            ...
        else:
            ...

Within the 'REJECT' code there is a call to __refuse() to send the
rejection notice to the sender.

You could add a __approve() method similar to __refuse() to send the
approved notice to the user and call it from within the 'APPROVE' code.

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