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Each Mailman list has at least one owner but some also have a
list moderator. The moderator is appointed by the owner to be in charge of
list subscriptions and postings. Here is a brief description of both roles:
List ownerEach list must have an owner who is responsible for configuration, maintenance, and operation of the list. The list owner may establish other owners, and may optionally have others take roles such as moderating the discussion or managing subscription requests. List owners can execute commands for their subscribers, including adding and deleting subscribers. List owners receive all requests for moderation from the server that moderators receive, so even with a moderated list, it is not necessary to specify a moderator. Each list must have at least one owner who is a current student, faculty, or staff at the University of Washington. List moderatorList moderators are optional. They are assigned by the owners and can manage list subscriptions and postings. Moderators do not have access to the administration pages and cannot make changes to configuration settings.Owners and moderators may have different authentication methods for accessing the Mailman Web pages. All list owners will click on the "log in" link to log in with their UW NetID and password on the administration pages at https://mailman.u.washington.edu/mailman/admin/listname(where listname is replaced with the actual name of your list)
as well as the on moderator page at https://mailman.u.washington.edu/mailman/admindb/listname
The list moderator, however, has two options for authentication. If the moderator is listed with his @u.washington.edu address, he should use the "log in" link on the moderator page to log in with his UW NetID and password (the same way the list owner does above). If the moderator is listed with a non-UW address (or a departmental UW address), a moderator password must be set by the list owner and that password should be entered into the List Moderator Password box (shown below) on the moderation page. After entering the password, click on the "Let me in..." button.
For information about how to specify a list moderator, assign a moderator password, and configure your list as a moderated list, see the Managing Private and Moderated Lists section of the Maintaining a Mailman List page. |
