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ag,‘@or“add˜an“address“to“a“list˜of“appro•Ù v“ed‘þPnon-memberŽ¡posters.ަNormally‘ÿY ,‘R‰the›G*list–G+oÀwner“and˜list“moderator“are“the˜same“person.‘§In˜fægact,‘R‰the“list˜oÀwner“can“al•ægw“ays˜do–G+all“the“tasks˜a“listŽ¡moderator–`can“do.‘ø¸Access“to“both›_the“oÀwner'‘ÿs8s“conguration“pages,‘1and“the“moderation“pages“are“protected˜by“the“sameŽ¡passwšægord.‘¥aHo•Àwe“vÙ er™Ÿ,‘º>if–®˜the‘®™list“oÀwner“w˜ants“to›®™deleÙ gó7ate“posting“and“subscription˜approÙ vÀal“authority“to“other˜people,‘º>aŽ¡separate–alist“moderator›bpasswægord“can“be“set,‘giÀving“moderators˜access“to“the“approÙ vÀal“pages,‘bÌÐut˜not“the“congurationŽ¡pages.‘˜In–€this“setup,“list“oÀwners“can“still“moderate“the“list,“of“course.ަIn–8.the“sections›8-that“folloÀw‘ÿY ,‘f9we'ægll“often˜use“the“terms“list˜oÀwner“and“list“administrator˜interchangó7ably‘ÿY ,‘f9meaning“bothŽ¡roles.‘˜When–€necessary›ÿY ,“we'ægll“distinguish“the“list“moderator“eÙ xplicitly˜.ŽŸ"PÃÅ1.3Ž‘®A–UüList'‘ÿffs“W£Üeb“P…&agesŽŸpŹEvšÙ ery–ûmailing“list“is‘ûalso“accessible“by“a“number“of“web“pages.‘ŠëNote“that“the“e˜xact“urls‘ûis“congurable“by“theŽ¡site–]êadministrator™Ÿ,‘•cso›]étheÙ y“may˜be“dierent˜than“what'‘ÿs8s˜described“beloÀw‘ÿY .‘³TW‘ÿ37e'ægll“describe˜the“most˜common“defægaultŽ¡conguration,–€bÌÐut“check“with“your“site“administrator“or“hosting“service“for“details.ަMailman–p;proÙ vides›p<a“set˜of“web˜pages“that“list˜members“use˜to“get˜information“about˜the“list,‘scor“manage˜their“memberÌÐ-Ž¡ship–°Žoptions.‘«CThere“are“also“list“archišÀvÙ e“pages,‘¼²for“bro˜wsing“an“online‘°web-based“archi˜vÙ e“of“the“list“trac.‘«CThese“areŽ¡described–€in“more“detail“in“the“GNU“Mailman“user'‘ÿs8s“manual.ަMailman–Èalso›ÉproÙ vides“a˜set“of˜pages“for˜conguring“an“indiÀvidual˜list,‘+Ôas“well“as˜a“set˜of“pages˜for“disposing˜of“postingŽ¡and–€subscription“requests.ަFÙ or–¨Xa“mailing›¨Wlist“called“¼mylist‘Ög¹hosted“at“the˜domain“¼lists.eÌÐxampleÙ .com¹,‘²nyou“wægould“typically˜access“the“administratiÀvÙ eŽ¡pages–&by›'going“to“ó0ˆÛ

pcrr7tÈhttp://lists.example.com/mailman/admin/mylist¹.‘JThe“rst“time˜you“visit“thisŽ¡page,‘=šyou–¯will“be“presented“with“a“login“page,‘=›asking‘®for“the“list“oÀwner'‘ÿs8s“passwšægord.‘à¥When“you“enter“the“passw˜ord,Ž¡Mailman–døwill“store“a“session›d÷cookie“in“your“broÀwser™Ÿ,‘j`so“you“don'Ñðt“haÌÐvÙ e“to“re-authenticate“for˜eÀvÙ ery“action“you“wægant“toŽ¡takæge.‘˜This–€cookie“is“stored“only“until“you“eÙ xit“your“broÀwser‘ÿs8.ަT‘ÿ37o–æhaccess“the“administratiÀvÙ e“requests“page,‘ you'‘ÿÿd“visit“Èhttp://lists.example.com/mailman/admindb/mylistŽ¡¹(note–¯Fthe“¼admindb“¹url“as›¯Eopposed“to“the“¼admin“¹url).‘§jAgó7ain,‘»the“rst“time˜you“visit“this“page,‘»you'ægll“be“presented“withŽ¡a–¿^login›¿_page,‘Ï6on“which˜you“can˜enter“either˜the“list˜moderator“passwægord“or˜the“list˜oÀwner“passwægord.‘×´Agó7ain,‘Ï6a“sessionŽ¡cookie–¢is›¢dropped“in˜your“broÀwser‘ÿs8.‘ÙNote˜also“that“if˜you'‘ÿÿvÙ e“preÀviously“logged˜in“as˜the“list“oÀwner™Ÿ,‘ª›you˜do“not˜need“toŽ¡re-login–€to“access“the“administratiÀvÙ e“requests“page.ŽŸ"PÃÅ1.4Ž‘®Basic–UüArchitecturáIal“Ov³3er\#vie“wŽŸpŹThis–Çisection›Çhwill“outline“the“basic˜architecture“of“GNU‘ÇVMailman,‘ÙCsuch“as“hoÀw˜messages“are“processed“by˜the“sytem.Ž¡W™Ÿithout–š%going“into“lots›š$of“detail,‘à®this˜information“will“help“you“understand“hoÀw˜the“conguration“options“controlŽ¡Mailman'‘ÿs8s‘€functionality‘ÿY .ަWhen–êbmail“enters“the“system“from“your“mail“servšÙ er™Ÿ,‘úit“is“dropped“into“one“of“seÀv˜eral“Mailman“¼queues“¹depending“onŽ¡the–§ˆaddress›§‰the“message“wægas˜sent“to.‘1FšÙ or“e˜xample,‘±kif“your›§‰system“has“a˜mailing“list“named˜¼mylist‘Õ—¹and“your˜domain“isŽ¡¼ešÌÐxampleÙ .com¹,‘7vpeople–Åcan“post‘Ämessages“to“your“list“by“sending“them“to“¼mylist@e˜xampleÙ .com¹.‘ÑæThese“messages“willŽ¡be–•dropped›•into“the“¼incoming˜¹queue,‘šSwhich˜is“also“colloquially˜called“the“¼moderÙ ate-and-mungæge˜¹queue.‘XÄThe“incomingŽ¡queue–n¤is“where“most“of›n¥the“approÙ vÀal“process“occurs,‘rand“it'‘ÿs8s“also“where“the“message“is“prepared˜for“sending“out“to“theŽŽŸŸô‰ffÕÁHŸÇ1.2‘
AdministrægativÀe‘ǧRolesŽŽŽ’Ð1ð3ŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŽŒ‹DР¨n ý>‘ìŸüfdŽŽŽŽ £n ý‘ì¹list‘€membership.Ž©°ÇThere–tare“separate‘tqueues“for“the“bÌÐuilt-in“archiÀvÙ erš™Ÿ,‘vvthe“bounce“processor˜,‘vvthe“email‘tcommand“processor˜,‘vwas‘twell“as“theޤoutgoing–†¡email“and“neÀws“queues.›-{There'‘ÿs8s“also“a“queue‘†¢for“messages“generated“by“the“Mailman“system.˜Each“of“theseŽ¡queues–GÎtypically›GÏhas“one˜¼queue“runner˜¹(or“\qrunner")˜that“processes˜messages“in˜the“queue.‘qThe“qrunners˜are“idleŽ¡when–€there“are“no“messages“to“process.ަEvÙ ery–÷message›øin“the˜queues“are“represented˜by“twægo˜les,‘“õa“message˜le“and“a˜metadata“le.‘I~Both˜of“these˜les“shareŽ¡the–½psame›½obase“name,‘ÌÌwhich˜is“a“combination˜of“a“unique“hash˜and“the“Unix˜time“that“the˜message“wægas“receiÀvÙ ed.‘ÑçTheŽ¡metadata–ßùle“has“a›ßøsux“of“`Æ.db¹'“and“the“message“le“has˜a“sux“of“either“`Æ.msg¹'“if“stored“in˜plain“teÙ xt,‘÷÷or“`Æ.pcÑîk¹'“ifŽ¡stored–€in“a“more“ecient“internal“representationŸü^ÿó3{Ù
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_¹After–±qlogging“into“the“list“conguration“pages,›½Íyou'ægll“see‘±rthe“conguration“options“for“the“list,˜grouped“in“cateÙ gories.Ž¡All–Ijthe“administratiÀvšÙ e“pages“haÌÐv˜e›Iksome“common“elements.‘fIn“the“upper“section,‘TUyou'ægll˜see“twægo“columns“labeled“\Con-Ž¡guration––CatešÙ gories".‘æ[Some“cate˜gories“haÌÐv˜e‘—sub-cate˜gories“which“are“only›—visible“when“you“click˜on“the“cateÙ goryŽ¡link.‘KThe–å×rst“page“you“see“after›åÖlogging“in“will“be“the“\General˜Options"“cateÙ gory‘ÿY .‘KThe“specic˜option“settings“forŽ¡each–€cateÙ gory“are“described“beloÀw‘ÿY .ަOn–ø:the›ø;right“side˜of“the“top˜section,‘Hyou'ægll˜see“a˜column“labeled“\Other˜AdministratišÀvÙ e“Acti˜vities".‘‚GHere‘ø;you'ægll“ndŽ¡some–{¨other“things“you“can“do“to“your›{§list,‘|‡as“well“as“con™ŸvÙ enient“links“to˜the“list“information“page“and“the“list“archiÀvÙ es.Ž¡Note–„the“big“\Logout"“link;‘†ëuse“this“if›„œyou'‘ÿÿre“nished“conguring“your“list“and“don'Ñðt“wægant˜to“leaÌÐvÙ e“the“session“cookieŽ¡actišÀvÙ e–€in“your“bro˜wser‘ÿs8.ަBeloÀw–ódthis›óccommon“header™Ÿ,‘=you'ægll˜nd“a“list˜of“this“cateÙ gory'‘ÿs8s“conguration˜vÀariables,‘=arranged˜in“twægo“columns.‘sÃInŽ¡the–&·left›&¸column“is˜a“brief˜description“of˜the“option,‘Pewhich˜also“contains˜a“\details"˜link.‘
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ÒSubject:–ff[My“List]“This“is“a“messageŽ¡ŸŽŽŸ6Ñ䑹If–§–you“leaÌÐvÙ e›§•Èsubject_prefix“¹empty‘ÿY ,‘±|no˜prex“will“be“added“to“the˜ÆSubject:¹.‘ZMailman“is“careful˜not“to“addŽ¡‘a–r¤prex›r¥when“the˜header“already˜has“one,‘¯Mas“is˜the“case˜in“replies˜for“eÙ xample.‘ñ…The˜prex“can˜also“containŽ¡‘characters–}»in›}¼the“list'‘ÿs8s˜preferred“language.‘×In“this“case,‘~0because“of˜vÀagó7arities“of˜the“email˜standards,‘~/you˜may“orŽ¡‘may–€not“wægant“to“add“a“trailing“space.ŽŸÃanonymous‘™˜‰ffŽ‘™šlistŽŽ‘FG€¹This›ÿdv•Àariable‘ÿeallo“ws˜you–ÿeto˜turn˜on“some˜simple“anonÙ ymizing˜features“of˜Mailman.‘—ÅWhen“you˜setŽ¡‘this–jÛoption›jÜto“¼Y‘ÿes¹,‘¥‘Mailman˜will“remo•Ù v“e–jÛor˜replace“the“ÆF˜Trom:¹,‘¥’ÆSenderE:¹,‘¥‘and˜ÆReply-T‘þëˆo:‘ïN¹elds“of˜anÙ y“messageŽ¡‘posted–€to“the“list.ަ‘Note–_Ìthat›_Ëthis“option˜is“simply“an˜aid“for˜anonÙ ymization,‘f=it“doesn'Ñðt˜guarantee“it.‘ÜF•Ù or˜e“xample,‘f=a˜poster'‘ÿs8s‘_ÌidentityŽ¡‘could–Çêbe›ÇéeÀvident“in˜their“signature,‘Ùãor“in˜other“mail˜headers,‘Ùäor˜eÀvÙ en“in˜the“style˜of“the˜content“of˜the“message.Ž¡‘There'‘ÿs8s–€little“Mailman“can“do“about“this“kind“of“identity“leakage.ŽŽŸŸô‰ffÕÁHŸÇ2.1‘
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ag“controls“whether“or“not“the“goodbye“message“is“sent“to“unsubscribing“members.ަÃadmin‘™˜‰ffŽ–™šimmed‘™˜‰ffŽ“notifyŽŽ‘]Þ¹List–À¡moderators“get“notications“of‘À¢pending“administratiÀvÙ e“actions,‘Ésuch“as“subscription“orŽ¡‘unsubscription–ÙGrequests›ÙFthat“require“moderator“approÙ vÀal,‘ï˜or“posted“messages˜that“are“being“held˜for“moderatorŽ¡‘approÙ vÀal.‘_aList›—Dmoderators–—Cwill“al•ægw“ays–—Cget“a“daily“summary˜of“such“pending“requests,‘ÝbÌÐut˜theÙ y“can“also“getŽ¡‘immediate–\notications›\when“such“a“request˜is“made.‘
The“Èadmin_immed_notify“¹vÀariable˜controls“whetherŽ¡‘these–€immediate“notications“are“sent“or“not.‘˜It'‘ÿs8s“generally“a“good“idea“to“leaÌÐvÙ e“this“set“to“¼Y‘ÿes¹.ަÃadmin‘™˜‰ffŽ–™šnotify‘™˜‰ffŽ“mchangesŽŽ‘j¦*¹This–ãvÀariable›âcontrols“whether“the˜list“administrators˜should“get“notications˜when“mem-Ž¡‘bers–€join“or“leaÌÐvÙ e“the“list.ŽŸýbÃršÑðespond‘™˜‰ffŽ–™što‘™˜‰ffŽ“post‘™˜‰ffŽ“r˜equestsŽŽ‘oŒ†¹This–bìvÀariable“controls›bíwhether“the“original“sender˜of“a“posting“gets“a˜notice“when“theirŽ¡‘message–€is“held“for“moderator“approÙ vÀal.ŽŸ O–ÇAdditional‘ǧsettingsŽŸpŹThis–€section“contains“some“miscellaneous“settings“for“your“mailing“list.ŽŸª>ÃemeræggencyŽŽ‘2ýW¹When–ý`this“option“is“enabled,‘¸all“list“trac“is“emerÑðgencÙ y‘ýamoderated,‘·i.e.‘‘¹held“for“moderation.‘‘¸TŒÏurn“thisŽ¡‘option–€on“when“your“list“is“eÙ xperiencing“a“
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¹1 ¨n ý>‘ìŸüfdŽŽŽŽ £n ý‘ì¹when–¦+deliÀvšÙ eries‘¦*are“personalized.‘ŒF˜ooters“and›¦*headers“can˜contain“personalized“information˜as“well,‘¯µsuch˜as“a˜link“toޤthe–€indiÀvidual“user'‘ÿs8s“options“page.Ž©°ÇIn–Žaddition,‘„ðpersonalized“messages›will“contain“eÙ xtra˜information“that“Mailman˜can“use“to˜unambiguously“trackŽ¡bounces–XÆfrom“members.‘£éOrdinarily‘ÿY ,‘Ž÷Mailman“does“some“pattern“recognition“on“bounce‘XÅmessages“to“determine“listŽ¡members–Q¿whose›Q¾addresses“are“no“longer˜vÀalid,‘ZÿbÌÐut“because“of“the˜vÀagó7aries“of“mail“systems,‘Zÿand˜the“countless“forwægardsŽ¡people–øócan›øòput“in“place,‘/it'‘ÿs8s“often“the˜case“that“bounce“messages˜don'Ñðt“contain“anÙ y“useful˜information“in“them.‘„pPerÌÐ-Ž¡sonalized–:²messages“a•ÌÐv“oid›:±this–:²problem“by“encoding“information˜in“certain“headers“that˜unambiguously“identify“theŽ¡recipient–€of“a“message.‘˜If“that“message“bounces,“Mailman“will“knoÀw“eÙ xactly“which“member“it“wægas“intended“for‘ÿs8.ަNote–ž»that“because“personalization“requires“eÙ xtra“system›ž¼resources,‘¦iit“must˜be“enabled“by“the“site“administrator“beforeŽ¡you–€can“choose“it.ަHere–€are“the“všÀariables“which“control“non-digest“deli˜vÙ ery:Ž©°ÇÃnondigestableŽŽ‘?æ6¹This––option›–Žcontrols“whether˜members“can˜receiÀvÙ e“immediate˜deliÀvÙ ery“or˜not.‘]@If˜not,‘Ü0theÙ y˜will“beŽ¡‘forced–€to“receišÀvÙ e“messages“in“digests.‘˜Y‘þægou“can'Ñðt“disable“non-digest“deli˜vÙ ery“if“digests“are“already“disabled.ޤÃpersonalizeŽŽ‘5TN¹This–€option“turns“on“message“personalization.Ž¡Ãmsg‘™˜‰ffŽ‘™šheaderŽŽ‘7Br¹This–Ž&teÙ xt›Ž'box“lets“you˜enter“information“that˜will“be˜included“in“the˜header“of“eÀvÙ ery˜non-digest“messageޤ‘sent–€through“the“list.ŽŸ‘See–+beloÀw›,for“more“information˜on“what“can˜go“in“the“headers˜and“footers.‘JIf“you˜leaÌÐvšÙ e“this“te˜xt‘,box“empty‘ÿY ,‘”6noŽ¡‘header–€will“be“added.ŽŸÃmsg‘™˜‰ffŽ‘™šfÀooterŽŽ‘3¹Just–\Ílikæge›\Îwith“the˜header™Ÿ,‘cØyou“can˜add“a“footer˜to“eÀvÙ ery˜message.‘
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¹This–-tešÙ xt“box“lets“you“enter“information“that“will‘-be“included“in“the“header“of“eÀv˜ery“digest“messageŽ¡‘sent–wŽthrough“the“list.‘ÇThe“same“information“can“go“in“this‘wheader“as“can“go“in“the“Èmsg_header¹,‘y>eÙ xcept“for“theŽ¡‘personalization‘€vÀariables.ŽŸ0Ãdigest‘™˜‰ffŽ‘™šfÀooterŽŽ‘:ã±¹Just–nYlikæge“with“the“header™Ÿ,‘qáyou“can“add“a‘nZfooter“to“eÀvÙ ery“message.‘¶The“same“rules“apply“to“digest“footersŽ¡‘as–€apply“to“digest“headers.ަÃdigest‘™˜‰ffŽ–™švægolume‘™˜‰ffŽ“frÑðequencyŽŽ‘n̉¹Each–øvdigest›øwis“numbered˜with“a˜vÌÐolume“and˜an“issue.‘‚üThis“vÀariable˜controls“hoÀw˜often“aŽ¡‘neÀw–€digest“všÌÐolume“is“sent.‘˜When“the“digest“v˜olume“number“is“incremented,“the“issue“number“is“reset“to“1.ŽŸ0‘™˜‰ffŽ–™šÃnew‘™˜‰ffŽ“vægolumeŽŽ‘<mú¹This– Ñis“an“action“vÀariable,‘©which“forces“an“increment“of“the“vÌÐolume“number‘ Òas“soon“as“you“submit“theŽ¡‘form.ަ‘™˜‰ffŽ–™šÃsend‘™˜‰ffŽ“digest‘™˜‰ffŽ“noægwŽŽ‘Míä¹This–­‡is“another“action“vÀariable.‘¢,Select“¼Y‘ÿes¹,‘¸ésubmit“the“form,‘¸èand“the“current“digest“is“packaged“upŽ¡‘and–€sent“to“digest“members,“reÙ gó7ardless“of“size“(well,“there“has“to“be“at“least“one“message“in“the“digest).ŽŸ!u@Å2.7Ž‘®The–UüPr.iv³3acy“Options“Categor\#yŽŸpŹThe›•}Pri•Àv“ac•Ù y˜cate“gory˜lets˜you˜control–•~hoÀw˜much˜of˜the˜list'‘ÿs8s˜information˜is˜public,‘šÜas“well˜as˜who˜can˜send˜messagesŽ¡to–>hyour›>ilist.‘»It“also˜contains“some˜spam“detection˜lters.‘»Note“that˜this“section˜is“not˜used“to˜control“whether˜your“list'‘ÿs8sŽ¡archišÀvÙ es–€are“public“or“pri˜v˜ate;“for“that,“use“the“Ã??Ž‘¹cateÙ gory‘ÿY .ŽŸ°ÇThere–€are“four“sub-cateÙ gories:ޤá(‘¸ŽŽŽ‘¹Subscription–€rules“{“i.e.‘˜the“rules“for“joining“and“leaÌÐving“your“mailing“listަ‘¸ŽŽŽ‘¹Sender–€lters“{“the“rules“for“who“may“post“messages“to“your“listŽŸ0‘¸ŽŽŽ‘¹Recipient–€lters“{“moderation“rules“based“on“the“recipient“of“the“messageަ‘¸ŽŽŽ‘¹Spam–€lters“{“some“rešÙ gular“e˜xpression“based“rules“for“header“matchingŽ¡The›,µsender™Ÿ,–Wârecipient,“and˜spam˜ltering˜rules˜are˜part˜of˜the˜general˜list˜moderation˜features˜of˜Mailman.‘·When˜aޤmessage–š<is›š;posted“to˜the“list,‘ Êit“is˜matched“agó7ainst“a˜number“of˜criteria,‘ Ëthe˜outcome“of˜which“determines˜whether“theŽ¡message–€is“re
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ð„ ¨n ý>‘ìŸüfdŽŽŽŽ £n ý‘ìÇSubscr•&_iption‘ǧr“ulesŽŸpŹThis–m£subcatešÙ gory“controls“the‘m¢rules“for“e˜xposing“the“e˜xistance“of›m¢this“list,‘qOand“for“what“neÀw“members˜must“do“in“orderޤto–€subscribe“to“the“list.ŽŸ°ÇÃadvægertisedŽŽ‘1Væ¹This–i½option›i¼controls“whether˜this“list˜will“shoÀw˜up“in˜the“list˜o•Ù v“ervieÀw–i½for˜the“site.‘,Normally‘ÿY ,‘n0an“o•Ù v“ervieÀwŽ¡‘contains–ó4the“name›ó3and“short“description“of“eÀvÙ ery˜mailing“list“in“the“virtual˜domain.‘s4By“setting˜this“vÀariable“toŽ¡‘¼No¹,‘¹¸it›®,will–®-not“shoÀw˜up“in“this˜o•Ù v“ervieÀw‘ÿY ,‘¹¸nor–®-will˜it“shoÀw“up˜in“the˜administratiÀvšÙ e“o˜v˜ervieÀw‘ÿY .‘¤The“only‘®,wægay“thenŽ¡‘to–€nd“the“list“is“to“guess“(or“knoÀw!)‘˜its“name.ŽŸÃsubscribe‘™˜‰ffŽ‘™špolicyŽŽ‘J¸¹This–ó¿option›óÀcontrols“the“steps˜that“a˜neÀw“member“must˜takæge“to“join˜the“list.‘tÖThe˜aÌÐvÀailable“optionsŽ¡‘may–€dier“based“on“some“defægaults“that“the“site“administrator“chooses.‘˜TheÙ y“are:ŽŸ‘%¸ŽŽŽ‘/¹None–êL{“No›êKvÙ erication“is“done“on“the˜subscribing“member‘ÿs8.‘X{This“is“also“called“¼open˜subscriptions“¹and“isŽ¡‘/generally–Ø´disabled“by›صdefægault.‘#´The“site“administrator˜must“alloÀw“list“admins“to“choose˜this“option;‘if“not,Ž¡‘/this–€option“will“not“be“presented“to“you.Ž©‘%¸ŽŽŽ‘/¹Conrm–§{›§	An“email˜conrmation“step˜is“required˜before“the˜address“is“added˜to“the˜list.‘ޱWhen˜a“memberŽ¡‘/requests–ë`subscription,‘	either“via›ë_the“web“page˜or“by˜sending“a“message˜to“¼yourlist.È-join@example.com¹,Ž¡‘/Mailman–Ãwill“send›Äa“conrmation“message“to“the“requesting˜address.‘ï.This˜mail-back“conrmation“containsŽ¡‘/a–NBunique“identier™Ÿ,‘X5which“the“requester“can“present“to“Mailman“in“order“to“conrm‘NAtheir“subscription.‘	ThisŽ¡‘/can–ç·be“done“either›ç¸by“replying“to“the“mail-back,‘¥or“by“visiting˜the“url“in“the“mail-back“message.‘P¾The“urlŽ¡‘/points–€to“a“page“that“lets“the“user“either“discard“or“conrm“their“request.ަ‘%¸ŽŽŽ‘/¹Require–e¢approšÙ vÀal“{“All“subscription“requests“are“held“for‘e¡appro˜vÀal“of“the“list“moderator‘ÿs8.‘Ê~No“mail-backŽ¡‘/conrmation–€is“sent,“bÌÐut“the“list“admins“will“recieÀvšÙ e“a“message“indicating“that“appro˜vÀal“is“pending.ަ‘%¸ŽŽŽ‘/¹Conrm›H'and‘H&appro•Ù v“e˜{˜Here,‘SRa˜mail-back˜notice–H&must˜rst˜be˜conrmed“by˜the˜requester‘ÿs8.‘úOnce˜conrmed,Ž¡‘/the–(list›(Œmoderator“must“then“appro•Ù v“e˜the–(request.‘>This“is“the“most˜secure“method“for“users˜to“subscribeŽ¡‘/since–€it“both“všÙ eries“the“requesting“address,“and“forces“the“list“moderators“to“appro˜v˜e“the“request.ŽŸÃunsubscribe‘™˜‰ffŽ‘™špolicyŽŽ‘UÖ¿¹Species–€½whether›€¼the“list“moderator'‘ÿs8s˜approÙ vÀal“is“required˜for“unsubscription˜requests.‘μNo“¹isŽ¡‘highly–©recommended,‘³asince“it“is›©eÙ xceedingly“impolite“to“not“alloÀw˜people“to“leaÌÐvÙ e“a“mailing˜list“wheneÀvšÙ er“the˜yŽ¡‘wægant–'I(i.e.‘qopt-out).‘r¼Y‘ÿes›'H¹is“useful˜in“some˜specialized“conteÙ xts;‘zíe.g.‘qyou“may˜not“wægant˜to“alloÀw˜emploægyees“toŽ¡‘unsubscribe–€from“the“companÙ y“neÀwsletter‘ÿs8.Ž©Ãban‘™˜‰ffŽ‘™šlistŽŽ‘%à¹This–êycontains“a“list“of“addresses‘êx(or“rešÙ gular“e˜xpressiosn),›aone“per“line,˜that‘êxare“banned“from“eÀvÙ er“subscribing“toŽ¡‘your–¿!mailing“list.‘ÖûIf“a“match“occurs‘¿ during“the“subscription“process,‘Îéthe“request“will“be“automatically“rejected,Ž¡‘and––the“requester“will“get“a“rejection“notice.‘[¢Y‘þægou“can“use“this“to“permanently“ban“troublesome“posters“to“aŽ¡‘members-only‘€list.ަÃpri•ægv“ate‘™˜‰ffŽ‘™šrÑðosterŽŽ‘@O7¹This–y}species“who‘y|is“allošÀwed“to“vie˜w›y|the“roster“of“member˜addresses.‘mIf˜you“choose“¼Anyone¹,‘zÊthen“theŽ¡‘list–Hmembership“is›Icompletely“public.‘ÄqY‘þægou“can“limit“eÙ xposure˜of“the“roster“to˜just“list“members,‘1Úor˜just“to“theŽ¡‘list–Ràadministrators.‘
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