Re: PATCH: Access priority

From: Ben Schmidt <mail_ben_schmidt_at_invalid.domain>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:40:39 +1100

> One possible solution - at least to the bypass moderation problem -
> might be to add another keyword. We could add "send" to force the mail
> past normal moderation procedures.

Exactly what I was thinking after reading the issues you raised above.

> I know it does not fix the meaning of "allow" vs. "moderate" on lists
> which are also subject to regular moderation, but I don't see a way to
> do that without breaking backwards compatibility.

It wouldn't be too big a problem--if it were documented. But it isn't,
so the current behaviour is just unexpected, and I would say wrong. At
least if it's documented, it's unexpected if you don't read the docs,
but right.

Shall I put together a new patch?

Ben.
Received on Tue Feb 16 2010 - 23:40:39 EET