Les Barstow wrote:
I'm with Al Iverson on this one. Most if not all of the lists to which I
subscribe are discussion lists. I'm used to the (very) old behavior of
discussion lists which automatically set replies to the list, and I dislike
mailing list managers that default my reply to the original poster - it's
supposed to be a discussion. Sure there are other uses for mailing list
software, but in my own list use I'd say 99% or more of my responses are to the
various lists.
Since I'm late to this conversation, I'll add two cents here on MLM behavior.
If MLM software is altering the contents of a message, then in authentication
terms the original author is no longer the author of the message - the MLM is
responsible for the modified message body (DKIM). In authorization terms, the
MLM system is also the originating mail server (SPF). So from a strict security
perspective, the MLM software IMHO *should* be claiming ownership of these
messages (in a user-visible way, i.e. the From field). Obviously, convenience
and security aren't always the best of friends, but there are many ways to
implement convenience that don't ignore security. There are fewer ways (read:
none) to implement security that accommodate every implementation of
convenience. If we want to secure our email addresses, we're going to have to
work a bit for it.
Well that's arguable. By that logic, anything that alters a piece of
mail becomes it's author - everything along the mail delivery chain
alters some part of the message, if only by adding received- headers.
It's probably more accurate to say that the MLM is acting as an agent of
the author. (Now if you want to really pick nits, think about sending
out a meeting invitation through Exchange - there's a meeting "owner" -
but other people, with privileges, can update the original invitation -
change the time, add a webex, ....)
Come to think of it, I wonder how much Yahoo's DMARC policy is impacting
calendaring software!
Miles Fidelman
--
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
In practice, there is. .... Yogi Berra
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