Looks like I scoped invitation powers to group managers, not members. Checking on this.
Sent from ProtonMail mobile -------- Original Message -------- On Dec 19, 2021, 4:17 PM, Nadeem Abdul Hamid wrote: > I don't have any special privileges... when I view the Google group, I don't > see a "Members" page at all and no where to invite anyone else. All I can > access is a link "My membership settings". > > --- nadeem > > On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 3:49 PM Robby Findler <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> When I follow the link at the bottom of one of these messages, click on >> members, I see an "add members" button and clicking on it gives me a place >> to add email addresses. I didn't actually add email addresses to the list >> and try to add them, and I might have already had special privileges on this >> list so that might not have been the most useful test. >> >> Robby >> >> On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 11:32 AM Sage Gerard <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Alright, thanks to all of you for the quick replies. As of this writing, >>> the list has been reconfigured to create an explicit perimeter between the >>> non-members and members. The public can no longer let themselves in. >>> >>> Not totally out of the woods yet. >>> >>> - Someone please confirm if you can invite others using Members page -> >>> "Add Member". If not, then please follow up with me. >>> - This model can be compromised by someone going rogue and inviting a bunch >>> of spammers. I'm expecting that our communal trust is high enough to make >>> this unlikely. >>> >>> Considering the risk profile seems less scary, disregard request to delete >>> my emails. :) >>> >>> On 12/18/21 3:02 PM, Matthias Felleisen wrote: >>> >>>> +2! And many thanks. (I was personally spared this spam until very >>>> recently. No clue why) >>>> >>>> — Matthias >>>> >>>>> On Dec 18, 2021, at 2:55 PM, Robby Findler <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> +1! Thank you. >>>>> >>>>> Robby >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Dec 18, 2021 at 1:43 PM Matthew Flatt <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The "members" option sounds right to me. Thanks for tracking down a way >>>>>> to improve the situation! >>>>>> >>>>>> At Sat, 18 Dec 2021 19:35:23 +0000, Sage Gerard wrote: >>>>>>> Core team, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sam asked me to issue bans for a troublesome spammer. I've done so, even >>>>>>> just today. I understand I need quorum for larger decisions. This is why >>>>>>> I have not yet reconfigured the list to permanently stop the spammer. >>>>>>> After researching the problem further, I need your urgent attention. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I found that the spam messages sometimes link to other Google group >>>>>>> posts affected by the spammer. A recent trail leads to a >>>>>>> comp.lang.python Google message in 2017. I suspect that email addresses >>>>>>> are scraped in unmoderated lists that freely hand out membership. After >>>>>>> checking the list settings, I found that this is one of those lists. I >>>>>>> hypothesize that our email addresses are being scraped and >>>>>>> cross-referenced for use in other unmoderated lists. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It's one thing to flatly complain about a spammer on this list, and >>>>>>> another to willingly maintain a transmission vector. We need to stop >>>>>>> automatically handing out group membership with our current settings. We >>>>>>> can have ________ issue list memberships. I need you all to fill in the >>>>>>> blank with "moderators" or "members." I'll translate the settings >>>>>>> accordingly. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Given the holidays, I respect your time. Please reciprocate with respect >>>>>>> for the urgency this problem creates. I will revoke my own mailing list >>>>>>> privileges and membership in three weeks, on January 8th, 2022. 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