Thanks to the recent problems with the Yahoo and AOL settings, we have had to change some of the ways the O-list works internally.
As of this message, the list removes all information about the author of a message, and substitutes the list address for the author's address. (We are very sorry if this breaks any filters or other similar structures you have set up for the list.) This effectively makes posts anonymous. Now, this is a bit of a bummer, since folks don't tend to behave very well in truly anonymous discussions. So we regret that we must add a new message format requirement, namely: You must sign your mail with your email address (and your human name, if you wish.) Failure to do this will result in your account being moderated, and you'll get a message from me reminding you of it. If your account is already moderated, the message will be bounced back to you. (The system calls this a "rejection." Do not take it personally, it's not a statement on the value of the message!) We're hoping this will be temporary, but it's the best we can come up with on short notice while dealing with all the fallout from this problem. Thanks for your attention! Anne [email protected] P.S. Anyone who has experience administering - or at least power-using - online forum systems, especially any that are bbs-forum/email hybrids, please consider writing up a short review of your experience. But DON'T SEND IT ANYWHERE YET - I'm still swamped, thanks to this mess. Fair to say we'd consider moving to some other system as long as it still allows members who only want to interact via email, to do so. Don't just say "make the O-list a Facebook page/Twitter feed/Pinterest page" as that doesn't cut it; we still believer there is value in a discussion component that can be participated in via mail in some meaningful way!
