If the content of the attachment can be re-transmitted on the list, great. Otherwise, those of us who care, will never see those messages. I think that it needs to be made clear to those who will not change their provider that their messages will never be read by the wise. It is dogma that one never open an attachment. Many phony ones have been posted on your list. A clever hacker will also include your explanation.
CE > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:35:22 -0400 > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Colors for Children - posted as attachment > > For most ISPs the list software can simply modify the message header and > resend the mail to subscribers. > > Some ISPs like Yahoo.com have decided to impose DMARC policies (no I do > not know what they are so please do not ask). The impact of those on > mailing lists means that mail to mailing lists from subscribers using > yahoo.com cannot be modified when re-transmitted as a mail message from > the list. Our software does that by making the original message from > those subscribers an attachment to a message from the list. > > As we explain in the text of the messages (which we added so you do not > get an empty message with just an attachment) it is the subscriber from > ISPs with this DMARC policy who has to change providers to avoid having > their messages converted to attachments. We even give suggestions on who > they can use but we do not force them to change. > > Brian > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > [email protected] > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > > On 14/03/2016 10:35, Hannigan Family Research wrote: > > Can someone please explain why posts from subscribers are now coming the > > attachments to the email? Many people (including myself) are very > > cautious about opening attachments from a ListServ where attachments are > > not generally permitted. > > > > Thank you > > > > John Hannigan > > Florida > > > > > > On Thursday 3 10 2016 10:18 AM, Loren L. Johns via LegacyUserGroup wrote: > >> The original message to the list is in the attachment. > >> > >> This action is required because of the DMARC Reject/Quarantine Policy > >> imposed by some email providers. Users who want to send messages > >> without conversion to attachments should use a different email address > >> for their subscription. > >> > >> Known providers for free email accounts whose emails do not require > >> this conversion include gmail.com and hotmail.com. Many other email > >> providers will also work but you will have to give them a try.
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