[plug] Disappearing email...

[David Campbell]

Date sent:      	Sat, 17 Apr 1999 16:23:10 +0800
From:           	Christian <christian at global.net.au>
To:             	plug at linux.org.au
Subject:        	Re: [plug] Disappearing email...
Send reply to:  	plug at linux.org.au

> Trevor Phillips wrote:
> > 
> > Christian wrote:
> > >
> > > Gary Allpike manages the list.  I think the problem you might be having
> > > is that after the spamming incident, Gary configured the list so that
> > > any email not sent from an address subscribed to the list will be
> > > silently dropped.  Personally, I don't think this really helps since
> > > anyone who wants to spam the list can just forge the From address to be
> > > someone who is subscribed and this doesn't make it any easier/harder to
> > > identify the culprit.
> > 
> > Yeah. It would also be helpful if the list bounced back a "Go Away"
> > message to those at the wrong address at least.
> > BTW: What is the Mail List? MajorDomo? Custom Job? Other?
> 
> My point was actually that there's no point rejecting messages from
> addresses that aren't subscribed...  but if the current policy continues
> then a bounce message would be useful.  This list is majordomo I
> believe.

I figured out the problem was that my mailer was stamping the "From:" 
field to be "campbell at torque.net" when I am subscribe as 
"campbell at gear.torque.net".

*sigh* Just a twist in the email headers....

David Campbell
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campbell at torque.net
"This is not an office, rather Hell with fluorescent lighting"