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@@ -108,6 +108,28 @@ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS . run $prefix/bin/arch <listname> $prefix/archives/private/<listname>.mbox/<listname>.mbox +9. I set member_posting_only to yes because I want to limit posts to + members only, however it seems like all messages coming from + members are held for approval. + + There appears to be a problem on some systems where the envelope + sender (e.g. the Unix "From " line) is set incorrectly. This will + cause a negative match when checking to see if the sender is a + member of the list. Mailman defaults to using the envelope sender + before the sender (i.e. "From:" header) because the former is set + by the SMTP agent while the latter is easily spoofable by the end + user. + + However, if you are having this problem, you may opt to favor the + From: header over the envelope sender. Do this by adding the + following line to your mm_cfg.py file: + + USE_ENVELOPE_SENDER=0 + + However, read the comments about this variable in the Defaults.py + file first. + + Local Variables: mode: text |