On 6/17/98 12:55 PM, Erich L. Markert <[log in to unmask]> wrote...

>I understand that this isn't a list management password perse, but why
>give people a
>perceived capability?  I just think that approval of these web passwords
>should go to the
>listowners for approval and not back to the requesting individual if for
>no other reason
>than to let the listowners know who is making these types of requests.

First off, you really should look into fixing your line length, it's hard
to read that way.

As for your statement, I just don't get it. Personal passwords have been
around for ages, independant of lists/list owners. A personal password
works across the entire system, and is not tied to a list. As a list
owner, I could care less if my subscribers set themselves up with
passwords, because it doesn't affect me and may not even affect my list.
Personal passwords are as much a "right" of a subscriber as setting
themselves to MIME. It just doesn't matter.

Don't forget, there are other reasons for requiring a password on the web
interface. Lists with private archives is the big thing that most
subscribers will use it for.



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