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From: Mads Martin Joergensen <mmj@mmj.dk>
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 10:45:11 +0000
Subject: Re: RFE: post-only
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* Kurt Lieber <klieber@gentoo.org> [Sep 02. 2004 00:18]:
> > > We have a number of users who prefer to read via Gmane.  Because all our
> > > lists only allow posts from subscribers, we have a number of requests for a
> > > "post-only" feature whereby users can subsribe to a list for purposes of
> > > posting, but not actually receive any email.
> > 
> > You can add the address(s) or domains to the allow list but not
> > subscribe them.
> 
> Is it possible for a user to do this via email commands?  I'd rather not
> have to manually manage the lists manually.

With current CVS it's possible to do this:

 echo | mail listname+subscribe-nomail@domail.tld

and then one's subscribed to the list, but not getting any mail.

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Mads Martin Joergensen, http://mmj.dk
"Why make things difficult, when it is possible to make them cryptic
 and totally illogical, with just a little bit more effort?"
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