Why am I getting moderator approval messages?
MailMan is designed around the idea that most lists are used for discussions between members. By default MailMan accepts mail from members and holds mail from anyone else pending approval from the owner/moderator of the list. You can change this default behavior for lists you own by doing the following.
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Go to the management interface for your list at
lists.csusb.edu/mailman/admin/<list name>
where <list-name> is the name of the list. For example, to manage my-list go to lists.csusb.eduailman/admin/my-list.
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Go to Privacy options... -> Sender filters.
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Scroll down to generic_nonmember_action and select one of the following:
- Accept - Accepts all messages from anywhere (not recommended).
- Hold - Ask for approval from an owner/moderator (default).
- Reject - Send a message to the original sender and discard the message. This option disables owner/moderator approval.
- Discard - Discard the message without sending a message to the original sender. This option also disables owner/moderator approval.
- Click the Submit Your Changes button when you are done.
Please note that accept_these_nonmembers, hold_these_nonmembers, reject_these_nonmembers, and discard_these_nonmembers options are checked before the generic action is taken.