On 04/16/2014 10:57 AM, Larry Kuenning wrote: > > Query: On a very low-traffic mailing list (i.e. one where the list > admin doesn't think it too much trouble), would it be a reasonable > workaround for the list admin to paste the content of a > message-to-be-moderated (i.e. one From: a yahoo address) into a new > message _of his/her own_ and send _that_ to the list? This message > could include the original From: address _in its body text_ (not its > headers) along with a brief reference to the yahoo problem to explain > the unusual format.
I think you then go on to answer your own query ;) > From what I've read here so far, I think this would succeed in avoiding > the usual yahoo-generated problems. However, I can foresee a couple of > drawbacks (besides the extra work for list admins): > > 1. Other subscribers replying to the message will get MUA-generated > text saying "Larry List-Admin wrote" instead of "Sonia Subscriber > wrote". Those who pay attention and take a little trouble can change > that before clicking Send, but many won't. > > 2. Similarly, other subscribers wanting to reply privately will send > their replies to Larry List-Admin instead of Sonia Subscriber if they > aren't careful (and some of them won't be). The list admin can forward > these replies, but in a few cases they may contain confidential material > that the admin shouldn't have seen. -- Mark Sapiro <m...@msapiro.net> The highway is for gamblers, San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
