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This is the documentation for those Mozilla Discussion Forums which are moderated.

Use

How do I subscribe to a discussion forum?

Go here.

What happens to incoming messages?

All posted messages, via whatever mechanism, come to Mozilla for moderation. Then the following happens:

• Any message from someone on the global blacklist is thrown out.
• Messages are sent through a spam filter and spam-scored.
• Anything above spam score XXX is thrown out.
• Then, for most groups:
  • Anything not from someone on the global whitelist is sent for moderation.
  • A message which gets this far is sent out by email, to Giganews and to Google Groups.
• Or, for support groups:
  • Anything above (the lower) spam score YYY is sent for moderation.
  • A message which gets this far is sent out by email, to Giganews and to Google Groups.

How do I contact the moderator of a particular list?

XXX?

What do I do if my messages are not getting through?

If you send a message and, after two hours, you do not see it posted and did not get a reply back, and you have not been told you are on a blacklist, please contact XXX, with the exact date and time of a message you sent, the mechanism you used (mail/news/Google Groups) and the name of the discussion forum you sent it to.

Moderation

As a moderator, how do I add someone to the global whitelist?

In the moderation interface, choose "Add <email address> to one of these sender filters" and pick "Accepts".

As a moderator, how do I add someone to the global blacklist?

In the moderation interface, choose "Add <email address> to one of these sender filters" and pick "Rejects".

OR

In the moderation interface, choose "Add <email address> to one of these sender filters" and pick "Discards".

OR

In the moderation interface, choose "Ban <email address> from ever subscribing to this mailing list".

XXXWhich is it?

How do I fix it if I've added someone to the wrong list?

For this, you need administrator access to the list, not just moderator access. Visit the appropriate admin page, log in, and click "Privacy Options" and then "Sender Filters".

XXXNot all lists are on that page.

XXXIs this right?

XXXThis will not be a global list. Does one have to remember the list where one originally banned/accepted the person and edit that precise one?