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On 26/02/2012 09:58, Gordon Henderson wrote: > On Sat, 25 Feb 2012, paul sutton wrote: > >> On 25/02/12 21:45, Gordon Henderson wrote: >>> On Sat, 25 Feb 2012, paul sutton wrote: >>> >>>> Can mailman list server software be set up so admins can control who >>>> subscribes, as in if I set a discussion list up for this computer >>>> group >>>> I am setting, I can add peoples e-mail address and they HAVE to apply >>>> for membership (as in see a youth worker and submit a valid e-mail) >>>> >>>> I think if they agree to a discussion list it would have to be done >>>> this >>>> way for safeguarding purposes (this is youth service that will demand >>>> this not me) >>> >>> I run mailing lists for young people. This is the first I've heard of >>> the youth service insisting on that - >> >> I am not suggesting they will., but I doubt they will want a mailing >> list open to anybody so a closed list should offer some sort of safety, >> now given we are talking about a techy programming group, >> >> the idea of having a list is to reach out to people in Torbay that live >> in parts of the bay where its going to be hard to get to where I am >> running the group, to me why should it be limited to a few who can get >> somewhere, where a list makes the group ACCESSIBLE to more people. >> Plus of course in my experience of lists I can post source code and >> people can get back to me very quickly on problems, (did this with some >> LaTeX on the lyx group ages ago, great fixed in a few hours, 2nd pair >> of eyes over some code really helps. >> >> But its probably good practice to have a closed list, >> >> I bet if i asked if you could host this, they would insist on crb >> checking you even though you are not going to even subscribe, or be >> part of the list or group. > > Hm. doubt it. It's just a mailing list. However, I do hold a ECRB check > anyway, (in the position of a voluntary youth worker for DCC) but I > thought those procedures were changing anyway. When I've done stuff for > DCC, they've never asked... (Although at the time my wife did work for > the DCC youth service...) > > And I thought Torbay didn't have a youth service anymore.... > >>> however they are closed lists in that the people who can subscribe are >>> well-known to the people I'm running them for. >>> >>> ...then again, what's left of the youth service probably doesn't have >>> much of a clue... >> >> Well they seem to like the idea of a coding / programming group, the >> are less sure about me calling it a hacking group (taking the original >> sense) as that would nicely cover hardware and software hacking. but >> hey, one step at a time. > > Indeed! > >>> But I think mailman can do what you need. >>> >> cool, its worth suggesting anyway. :) >> >> I am fine as longas they don't suggest using facebook, not logged in to >> it properly for over a week, and have already started to wonder what >> people see in it, > > I deleted my FB account some months back... > > Gordon > Some legal lists I use need active intervention to approve an email/user. i.e. site available, apply, then email sent to applicant requesting data that can be checked, after reply if moderator approved, added to upload/download capability. without moderator only limited to reading, 'front page' -- Regards Eion MacDonald -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq