Re: Rights to write with a list

I think the non-member-bounce is an add-on/patch to majordomo 1.94.5 from
Joe's site, and not part of the standard distribution (yet).

ftp://ftp.ccsf.org/majordomo-patches/1.94.5/config_parse.pl-resend.0

While many (including myself) find this patch extremely useful, there
should be a warning that 90+% of internet mail today is spam, and more
than 90% of that is from a forged address that will either bounce, or
just anger an innocent recipient because your non-member message just
appeared to them as spam.

It is better to post rules for your list on a web page, or in the auto-
help message from majordomo than to risk the undeliverable, unexpected,
or unwanted auto-replies from your list.  Other choices/options are to
open your list, exposing it to much spam, or moderate it, exposing the
moderator to much spam.

Dan Liston

Ed Kasky wrote:
> At 05:49 AM Monday, 9/10/2007, Francl Fabien wrote -=>
>> Hello,
>> How can one warn a person whom it does not have the rights to write 
>> with a list
>> Thank you.
> 
> If you mean to inform someone who attempts to post to a closed list to 
> which they are not subscribed, take a
> look at the following in the list config:
> 
>         # non_member_bounce    [enum] (sender) <resend> 
> /;sender;sender-owner
>         # One of four values: blank, sender, sender-owner or no_one.  If
>         # left  blank the message is bounced to the list owner.  Sender
>         # allows the  sender to be notified in addition to the owner
>         # receiving the bounced  message. Sender-owner causes the sender to
>         # be notified, but not the  owner. no_one should be self-expanatory
> non_member_bounce   =
> 
> Ed
> 
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