Default-Options Keyword

Default-Options= option1,option2,...

This keyword is available in LISTSERV Lite but is not full-featured. NOPOST, EDITOR and REVIEW are not available in LISTSERV Lite.

This keyword defines initial personal options for new subscribers. Setting "Default-Options=" does not affect existing subscribers. If you want existing subscribers to have these settings, you must update them manually on the subscriber reports section of the web interface.

A typical "Default-Options=" setting might be:

• Default-Options= NOFILES,NOREPRO,MSG

Note 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.

All default options are applied to non-subscribers, so it is possible to force non-subscribers to post through a moderator by simply setting "Default-Options= REVIEW", or lock them out altogether by setting "Default-Options= NOPOST". This works even if your list is set "Send= Public", in which case there is a side benefit. The setting will stop people whom you have set to REVIEW or NOPOST from signing off the list and being able to post.

Two caveats regarding the use of this keyword:

"Default-Options= REVIEW" is overridden for addresses defined in "Editor=" or "Moderator=".

"Default-Options= NOPOST" in conjunction with "Send= Editor" causes mail from non-subscribers to be forwarded to the appropriate editor for approval rather than simply rejecting it with a "you are not allowed to post" message.