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ack
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A list member setting which allows the member to receive an acknowledgement
of postings to the list.
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Available List Member Options
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administrator
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The person or persons who make list configuration/membership changes,
and uses a URL like:
http://list.mail.virginia.edu/mailman/admin/list_name
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List Owner Duties and Responsibilities
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bounce
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A list message which cannot be delivered to a list member because
of an invalid member address or other problem. After a certain threshold
of bounces is reached, the member is automatically unsubscribed
from the list.
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Bounce Processing
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defer
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It is possible to wait on making a decision on a held message until
later. No action is taken until you decide later what to do with
the held posting or administrative request.
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Tend to Pending Moderator
Requests
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digest
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If a list member turns digesting on, list messages are sent to
that member bundled together (usually once per day), instead of
as separate email when the message arrives at the list.
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Member: List Subscription
Options
Administrator: List Administration
Digest Options
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discard
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It is possible to configure a list to discard messages that fit
certain criteria. Discarded messages are not posted to the list.
No notification of this action is sent to the sender.
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Tend to Pending Moderator
Requests
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explicit destination
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By default, the listname must appear in the to: or cc: field of
messages. If it does not, a hold will be placed
on the message in an attempt to catch spam.
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List Configuration Initial Options
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hold
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List postings can be held for administrator or moderator approval
to cut down on unwanted messages to list members. Large attachments,
no explicit destination, and too many recipients are just some of
the reasons messages may be held.
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Tend to Pending Moderator
Requests
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implicit destination
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Messages can be held because the list address appears only in the
Bcc: field of the message or the message was sent to a list of which
your list is a member. (See explicit destination, below).
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Administrator FAQs
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member
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An email address that is a member of the list, has a password,
and uses a URL like:
https://list.mail.virginia.edu/mailman/options/list_name/
email_address_as_it_appears_on_list
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List Member Options
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moderation
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Administrator or moderator
reviews each message received for list members it is distributed
to the ids on the list.
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Moderation Options
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moderator
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The person or persons who review and choose the disposition of
held messages, and uses a URL like:
https://list.mail.virginia.edu/mailman/admindb/list_name
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Moderation Options
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nodupes
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A list member setting designed to avoid duplicates of the same
message being sent to a member.
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Available List Member Options
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nomail
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Members for whom messages are bouncing will first have their list
membership set to nomail, which stops delivery of list postings
to the member until the nomail setting is removed by the member
or administrator. If the nomail setting is not removed and messages
continue to bounce, the member will eventually be automatically
unsubscribed.
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Bounce Processing
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non-digest
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With the digest option off (the default), members receive each
message to the list as a separate email when the message arrives
at the list.
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Member: List Subscription Options
Administrator: List Administration
Digest Options
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non-member
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An email address that is not a member of the list, has no password,
and uses a URL like:
http://list.mail.virginia.edu/mailman/listinfo/list_name
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Subscribing to a Mailman Mailing
List
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not metoo
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A list member setting designed to avoid the member getting extra
copies of their own postings.
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Available List Member Options
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owner
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See definition for administrator.
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regular expression
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A pattern which will match certain text. Regular expressions are
helpful with the UVa mail system since addresses can appear in many
forms, such as mst3k@virginia.edu, mst3k@m.mail.virginia.edu, etc.
The following regular expression, when entered as a non-member sender
for a moderated Mailman list, would allow mst3k's posts to be accepted
by the list without administrator approval:
^mst3k@.*virginia.edu
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Selective Moderation
Options
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reject
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It is possible to configure a list to reject messages that fit
certain criteria. Rejected messages are returned to the sender with
a message explaining why they were rejected, and are not posted
to the list.
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Tend to Pending Moderator
Requests
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umbrella list
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A list intended to cascade only to other mailing lists, e.g., a
list made up only of other lists.
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List Configuration General Options
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