Question: I am the owner of a list on Mailman. When I try to post a message to the list, Mailman asks me to approve it. Why are my messages moderated if I am the owner?
Answer:
Mailman does not automatically recognize messages from the list owner and distribute them without moderation. Instead, Mailman looks to see whether you are subscribed to your list and what the moderation rule is for you as a subscriber or non-subscriber.
Most often, owners whose messages are being moderated are not subscribed to their own list. To add your email address to the list, log in with your UW NetID to
http://mailman.u.washington.edu/mailman/admin/listnamewhere "listname" is replaced with the actual name of your list. Go to your Membership Management section and then to Mass Subscription. Type in your name and email address in the following format:
name <email_address>Remember that the brackets around your email address are required. When finished, click on the "Submit Your Changes" button. You should then view your Membership List and make sure that the box in the "mod" column is not checked next to your email address. If it is, uncheck it and click on the "Submit Your Changes" button.
If you do not want to subscribe to your list but you still want to be able to post messages without being moderated, go to the Privacy Options section and click on the Sender Filters link. Find the "accept_these_nonmembers" option and type your email address into the box provided. Then click on the "Submit Your Changes" button.
Send email to help@u.washington.edu if you have any questions.
Date: 09/2002 Author: R. Skiver Thompson