In pursuing this task, I could use some feedback as the forums and documentation seem to be lacking this information Primarily this would lead to removing the moderation task from Authorized Senders as in the current mod

Currently, there seem to be these "list_type" users: list_owner (implied), list (subscriber), authorized_senders, and testers (???), (not including the white/black/confirm/invite pseudo-types) It appears I'll be adding "moderators" (actually a holdover from a previous version) and "digest"

What are/would be the "roles" of these types in relation to a discussion list and moderation? - list_owner => ALWAYS sends without restriction, NEVER moderated, ALWAYS moderates??? - list => receives approved messages, OPTIONALLY sends messages, OPTIONALLY moderated, OPTIONALLY allowed to moderate (in lieu of using "moderators", as in a "random pool of subscribers") - authorized_senders => OPTIONALLY sends without restriction, OPTIONALLY moderated (or are they like the list_owner)???, NEVER receives (unless also a subscriber), NEVER allowed to moderate (unless also a moderator) - moderators => NEVER sends (unless also an authorized_senders), NEVER receives (unless also a subscriber), OPTIONALLY allowed to moderate (in lieu of only using list_owner) - digest => receives approved messages compiled over a period of time, OPTIONALLY sends messages, OPTIONALLY moderated (treated as a subscriber), NEVER allowed to moderate (as in the "random pool of subscribers") - "non-subscriber" => OPTIONALLY sends messages (if open_discussion_list), ALWAYS moderated (if moderation is used), NEVER receives, moderates, etc

Or as specific questions: 1 Should the list_owner ALWAYS receive a moderation accept/reject message? Or should they be exempted if using moderators and/or a random pool of subscribers? 2 Should authorized_senders ALWAYS be treated as a list_owner with unrestricted sending, or should there be an OPTION to moderate those posts? More like a white list for unmoderated sending? 3 Therefore, by definition "moderators" (only) moderate, and "authorized_senders" (only) send? If both roles are wanted for a user, the e-mail name must assigned both list_types?

Dave Leffler