 | Why is spam reaching my mail group / list serve? |  |
 | All e-mail inbound from the outside world must pass through NAMI's e-mail filter before it is transmitted to any mail server for further processing. The filter never STOPS spam, it merely marks it. Processing the spam is the responsibility of the local cl |
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| A member of my mail group got moderated! |  |
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By default, NAMI mail groups are set to allow subscribers to send messages to a group, while requiring moderator approval for all other senders. If someone who is already a member gets blocked, make sure to check the address that the sender used is actu |
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| I need to change the name of a mail group. Do you need notification? | |
| Yes. NAMI's core mail server must be manually "told" about the change. Submit a ticket with what the group was once named, and what it is now named. Once the change has been made you'll be notified and then able to use the new address.
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| Can an organizational e-mail address be listed as moderator? | |
| Yes, any valid e-mail address can be placed in the moderator field.
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| How do I find the owner of a mailgroup? | |
| Most administrative tasks, like changing ownership, altering addresses, or approving messages, are done directly by group owners. If you need some action regarding a group to be performed, you must contact the group owner directly. Here's how to find a |
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| How do I or one of my list's members unsubscribe from a list? | |
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Compose an email addressed to sympa@nami.org with the following words in the SUBJECT line:
unsubscribe [listname]
where [listname] is replaced by the name of th |
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| What does "FYI command signoff" mean? | |
| All nami mail groups support automatic un-subcribe. What this means is a member of your mail group can send a specially formatted e-mail message to the mail group's address, and on receipt the mail group management system will unsubscribe them. When this |
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| What is the difference between an owner and a moderator? | |
| Administrators exercise "full control" of a mail group, and are able to change most (all, if they're listed as priviledged owners) group settings. Moderators can approve or deny messages. Please note if a group has administrators AND |
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| A message I sent to a mail group was stopped for | |
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By default, all NAMI mail groups are set to allow members to send to the group, while messages from non-members must be approved by a moderator or owner. If you tried to send a message to a group and got a note returned talking about moderation, it's mo |
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| How does NAMI's spam and antivirus e-mail filtering system work? | |
| All incoming mail must first pass through a spam and antivirus filter, which I call the "main filter". The filter uses keywords and other tests to "score" spam, and once that score reaches a certain level (4 points, as I recall |
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