On Tue, Mar 14, 2006 at 11:50:23 +1100, Steffen Kluge <kluge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Well, there is one thing. The list is (needlessly IMO) publishing the > real email addresses of members along with their posts, by putting them > into the "From:" header. On a mailing list this serves no purpose (again > IMO). Replies to ML posts should go to the list, not the original > author. Not always. There are times when private replies are appropiate. > Hence, if the list stopped including members addresses in posts, the > anti-spam scheme would stop working. Worst case, anti-spam challenges > would be sent to the list address, where they can be summarily dropped. Feel free to send your messages out using the list address in the from header. In mutt it is relatively easy to have messages sent to fedora lists automatically get a from address matching the list address. Typically, you will still have your normal address as the envelope sender address, so that your posts won't get blocked. This may be harder to do with other clients. > All of this would stop a stupid misguided mechanism from annoying the > hell out of a lot of people. It would also curb the irritating habit of > some members to Cc: the author on replies. Use mail-followup-to headers to request no direct cc's. Forging the list address in the from header will also prevent this, but will also prevent private replies.
