Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (599 mails)

[Rajko M <rmatov101@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Christian Boltz wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Am Samstag, 12. August 2006 16:17 schrieb Rajko M:
>> What I would like to see is something like what you applied in the
>> mail list archives, overwriting of private mail addresses with
>> xxxxxxxxxx, which is excellent. If that would be possible for mails
>> that list server sends to subscribers, than is solved the second
>> problem of protecting the subscribers.
> 
> Are you talking about replacing the From: header?
>
> Short answer: PLEASE do NOT do that! Sometimes there are good reasons to 
> reply privately, this would be impossible then.

:-)
Don't worry, Henne is the boss and he already answered.
I can talk as much as I want, nothing happens.

> The long answer would be a large spam-protection vs. usability text, but
> currently I don't have the time to write this. 

No need. I agree.
The list server configuration is a balance, between opposite
requirements defined by privacy and functionality, that the most people
feel as comfortable.

> Therefore I'll give you 
> a short summary only: the best (and only) way not to receive spam is 
> not to have a mail address *g*

This is the matter of balance too :-)

> 
> Gruß
> 
> Christian Boltz
> 
> PS: If you really think the opensuse lists cause too much spam for you 
>     (I doubt that's the case), use your "regular" mail address for 
>     receiving the list and a nomail subscription with a (short-living) 
>     freemail account you never read (or even a /dev/null address) for 
>     posting ;-)

The other already applied that. That is why I got few mail server
responses about undeliverable emails, when I forgot to remove private
address from header.

-- 
Regards,
Rajko.
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