Two-level of subscription (was Re: Subscribe)

[Nicolas Williams]

On Sat Jan 29 2000, Kevin Colby wrote:
> Matthias Wächter wrote: 
> > 
> > Maybe someone can configure/patch the listproc so it will bounce 
> > mail with only "subscribe", "join" or "unsubscribe" in one of the 
> > first few lines of a message written directly to a list? 
> 
> Better yet, how about not allowing unsubscribed accounts to 
> email the list? Any unsubscribed accounts that email the 
> list could get a standard HOWTO response. 

Better yet: have two subscription levels:

 - get emails from lists AND allow to send to lists
 - allow to send to lists (but do not forward mails from list to subscriber)

I do not subscribe to any Samba lists: I just follow the action from the
archive sites. This is very convenient for me. In fact, it was probably
at my request that the list archives now include mail headers so that
ppl like me can reply without breaking threading (i.e., so we can set
In-Reply-To: headers).

>         - Kevin Colby 
>           kevinc at grainsystems.com 


Nico
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