Title: Why are messages from the list owner moderated?

Question: I am the owner of a list on Mailman. When I try to post a
message to the list, Mailman asks me to approve it. Why are my messages
moderated if I am the owner?

Answer:

Unlike ListProc, Mailman does not recognize messages from the list owner
and distribute them without moderation. Instead, Mailman looks to see if
you are subscribed to your list or not and what the moderation rule is for
you as a subscriber or non-subscriber.

Most often, owners whose messages are being moderated are not subscribed
to their own list. To add your email address to the list, log in with your
listowner password to

	https://lists.prairienet.org/mailman/admin/listname

where "listname" is replaced with the actual name of your list. Go to your
Membership Management section and then to Mass Subscription. Type in your
name and email address in the following format:

	name <email_address>

Remember that the brackets around your email address are required. When
finished, click on the "Submit Your Changes" button.  You should then view
your Membership List and make sure that the box in the "mod" column is not
checked next to your email address. If it is, uncheck it and click on the
"Submit Your Changes" button.

If you do not want to subscribe to your list but you still want to be able
to post messages without being moderated, go to the Privacy Options
section and click on the Sender Filters link. Find the
"accept_these_nonmembers" option and type your email address into the box
provided. Then click on the "Submit Your Changes" button.

Email mailman@prairienet.org if you have any questions.

Update: 02/2004 by Mailman Admin
Date: 09/2002	Author: R. Skiver Thompson