Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 16:13:54 -0500 From: Rob Ellis <rob@web.ca> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mailing list software Message-ID: <20021112211354.GB39821@web.ca> In-Reply-To: <3DCFDA48.A31433B2@netzero.net> References: <200210221307.AA517865506@mail.aplusdata.com> <3DCFDA48.A31433B2@netzero.net>
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> >
> > >But does a list subscriber need to find/remember and use his list password
> > >to unsubscribe?
> > >
> > >That stupid requirement pretty much kills mailman for the non-geek,
> > >mass-market crowd.
> > >
this is pretty easily changed in mailman.
a patch for passwordless unsubscribes in mailman 2.0.13 follows below...
- rob
--- Mailman/MailCommandHandler.py.orig 2002-11-12 15:36:21.140003000 -0500
+++ Mailman/MailCommandHandler.py 2002-11-12 16:02:36.610014000 -0500
@@ -511,8 +511,8 @@
def ProcessUnsubscribeCmd(self, args, cmd, mail):
if not len(args):
- self.AddError("Usage: unsubscribe <password> [<email-address>]")
- return
+ # allow unsubscribe with no password
+ pass
if len(args) > 2:
self.AddError("Usage: unsubscribe <password> [<email-address>]\n"
"To unsubscribe from a particular list, "
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