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authorbwarsaw <>2004-01-20 23:28:48 +0000
committerbwarsaw <>2004-01-20 23:28:48 +0000
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GetConfigInfo(): Elaborate on the details for bounce_score_threshold.
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-rw-r--r--Mailman/Gui/Bounce.py16
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Mailman/Gui/Bounce.py b/Mailman/Gui/Bounce.py
index 4986cf28..09b911ac 100644
--- a/Mailman/Gui/Bounce.py
+++ b/Mailman/Gui/Bounce.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2001,2002 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2004 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -84,7 +84,19 @@ class Bounce(GUIBase):
('bounce_score_threshold', mm_cfg.Number, 5, 0,
_("""The maximum member bounce score before the member's
subscription is disabled. This value can be a floating point
- number.""")),
+ number."""),
+ _("""Each subscriber is assigned a bounce score, as a floating
+ point number. Whenever Mailman receives a bounce from a list
+ member, that member's score is incremented. Hard bounces (fatal
+ errors) increase the score by 1, while soft bounces (temporary
+ errors) increase the score by 0.5. Only one bounce per day
+ counts against a member's score, so even if 10 bounces are
+ received for a member on the same day, their score will increase
+ by just 1.
+
+ This variable describes the upper limit for a member's bounce
+ score, above which they are automatically disabled, but not
+ removed from the mailing list.""")),
('bounce_info_stale_after', mm_cfg.Number, 5, 0,
_("""The number of days after which a member's bounce information