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authorMark Sapiro <msapiro@value.net>2011-04-25 16:52:35 -0700
committerMark Sapiro <msapiro@value.net>2011-04-25 16:52:35 -0700
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A new list poster password has been implemented. This password may only
be used in Approved: or X-Approved: headers for pre-approving posts. Using this password for that purpose precludes compromise of a more valuable password sent in plain text email. Bug #770581.
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@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ Here is a history of user visible changes to Mailman.
New Features
+ - A new list poster password has been implemented. This password may only
+ be used in Approved: or X-Approved: headers for pre-approving posts.
+ Using this password for that purpose precludes compromise of a more
+ valuable password sent in plain text email. Bug #770581.
+
- A new mm_cfg.py setting AUTHENTICATION_COOKIE_LIFETIME has been added.
If this is set to a non-zero value, web authentication cookies will
expire that many seconds following their last use. Its default value is