Editor Keyword

Editor= net-address1,net-address2|access-level1,...

This keyword defines the list editors. When used in conjunction with the "Send= Editor" option, it causes all mail sent to the list to be automatically forwarded to the first person listed in the "Editor=" keyword, who will then determine whether to allow it to be distributed to the list. The editors are the only persons (with the list owners) who are allowed to mail directly to the list. Any editor can send mail to the list while only the first one will receive copies of mail sent to the list (but see also "Moderator=").

The file will be forwarded to the editor as is, without being included in a mail envelope. This method makes sure that the original "Resent-" tags (if any) and "To" keyword are preserved.

The first editor must be a network address (e.g., someuser@foo.bar.com) and not an access-level. Subsequent editors may be access-levels. For instance, you can code:

• Editor=fred@example.com,(MYLIST-L)

This allows all subscribers from the MYLIST-L list to post without going through the editor and diverts all non-subscriber mail to fred@example.com for approval.

The NOPOST subscriber option will take precedence over both "Editor=" and "Moderator=", if set for someone so defined. This means that if you have "Default-Options= NOPOST" for your list and you add an editor or a moderator as a subscriber, you will have to manually reset the editor to POST before things will work properly. You will know that this is necessary if your editor or moderator can successfully approve postings but is then told that he or she cannot post to the list.