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What a pain.  This is what I would call a basic list feature.  Have you ever
talked to Vircom about this ?

Tom


Mike McTee wrote:

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>
> Tom,
>
> The way I work around this is to put the list's actual address into the
> "Bcc:" field and either a generic address (usually I use the same in the
> "From:" which is one that goes to me and/or others) in the "To:" field.
>
> This prevents the recipients from seeing the actual mailing list's
> address and if they send to the "To:" address, it only goes to me and/or
> the others specified on that address.
>
> For added security, I keep the mailing list set to disabled (Lists >
> General > Disable mail list) which returns a bounce that the list is not
> accepting messages.  That's kind of a pain, but it prevents anyone else
> from figuring out the list address and sending mail to the members.
>
> Sincerely,
> Mike McTee
> Internet Systems Technician
> Eastex Net (www.eastex.net)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Thomas L. Utley
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 9:50 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [Modus] Mailing list
>
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>
> Big Problem :-(
>
> Is there a way to hide  or fake the "to" line in the email header when
> sending to a mailing list ?   For example if I created a (Closed)
> mailing list with the name of [EMAIL PROTECTED]  which is tied to a
> text file that has all my users email addresses.  Then I send an email
> to that list,  it shows the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" in the email message
> (BAD BAD).
>
> That field needs to be spoofed or blanked out.  I don't want my users
> sending an email to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" and everyone seeing it.   I
> see there is a moderator option,  but lets say I set that to
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] is stopping one of my users from simply using
> webmaster as his pop3 name and then sending the email message ?
>
> Our old email server put the members email address in the "to" field. So
> each member only saw his/her name in the "to" field.
>
> I want to be the only one who can send/post email to this userlist and
> by hiding the email address of that userlist, that is one more step in
> securing it!
>
> Thanks
>
> Tom
>
> --
>
> Tom Utley
>
> UData Corporation
> (419) 294-4141
> Upper Sandusky's Premier Internet Service Provider
> Offering v90/56k, Dedicated and Wireless connectivity
> Wyandot County's only T3(45megabit) Circuit
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Tom Utley

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