On Fri 13 Feb 2009 12:02:20 NZDT +1300, Gauland, Michael wrote: > Always using this address. I've wondered if it has something to do with > the mail system here mangling (or randomly changing) headers, but I
If it works only sometimes, your outgoing email system is behaving inconsistently. The software running this list is *very* reliable, though not necessarily always behaving the way you expect. (As the handling goes through the university email system, things can go like treacle when that is bogged down to breaking point by spammers, but that isn't the list software's fault.) > Your message cannot be delivered to the following recipients: > > Original address: [email protected] > Reason: you are not allowed to use this list: > Does any of that mean anything to anyone? Yes. It means the system did not recognise your email address as being subscribed. The explanation is that your "envelope sender" address is used to identify you (it may not be the only citerion). That's your sender address in the SMTP part (which comes before the email headers). Whatever you put into From: is something completely different, and you may be able to still post successfully if you stuck Mickey Mouse in there. Obviously your outgoing email handling changes your envelope sender address. For the subscription process it is possible that your From: address is used to send the confirmation emails to, but your envelope sender address still has to remain the same. This list has been run by the university since 1995 more or less as a favour. No-one at uni is paid enough to put any time into it, so we all hope it keeps working. Zane used to work at uni and did put some time into it, he handed over to Brendon Wyber, who won't be wanting to be bothered too much. Brendon couldn't help you anyway, you need to be able to send emails in a consistent manner. If you really need to contact him, details should be somewhere on the IT department's staff list. HTH, Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
