On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 23:37:59 -0400 John Lyon said: >> On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 16:47:41 -0600 Ben Parker said: >> >On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:11:22 -0500, Pooja Mehta <[log in to unmask]> >> >wrote: >> > >> >>You mean if the editor (who is able to actually post to the list) needs >> >>to be manually set to POST in order to post to a list with NOPOST option >> >>set? >> > >> >Yes, if they are subscribed to the list. If they are not subscribed >> >(preferred option) then of course they don't need to be set to POST. >> >> But since the default-options is the options for non-subscribers, they >> wouldn't be able to post then either. The only way they could post >> would be to be subscribed, and set to POST. > >Not true. User and default options do not apply to non-subscribers. From the Site Managers Manual Starting with LISTSERV 1.8d, all default options are applied to non-subscribers, so it is possible to force even non-subscribers to post through a moderator by simply setting "Default-Options= REVIEW", or lock them out altogether by setting "Default-Options= NOPOST". This works even if your list is set "Send= Public", in which case there is a side benefit: the setting will stop people whom you have set to REVIEW or NOPOST from signing off the list and being able to post. So if you are running 1.8d or higher, my statement applies. If it doesn't work, you have a bug.