Re: New List Configuration

["Mario M. Butter" <mbutter@tower.clark.net>]

Poster: "Mario M. Butter" <mbutter@tower.clark.net>

Actually, most mailers (sendmail in particular) send errors to the envelope
address, and a second copy to the Errors-To: header if it exists. The only
way to stop errors from getting distributed is to modify the software to
reject mail from addresses like "mailer-daemon" and "postmaster".

Mario

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On Wed, 26 Jun 1996, Tanner Lovelace wrote:

> Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 00:16:36 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Tanner Lovelace <lovelace@wayfarer.org>
> Reply-To: atlantia@csc.ncsu.edu
> To: atlantia@atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: New List Configuration
> 
> 
> Poster: Tanner Lovelace <lovelace@wayfarer.org>
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> As I said previously, I changed the list's configuration once
> again tonight.  You will notice now at the top of every post
> I have added a "Poster:" line that includes the e-mail address
> of the person sending the message.  (Unfortunately, this still
> does nothing for those who wish to forge e-mail, but at least
> it's better than nothing.)  Also, per Tibor's suggestion, I have
> added an "Errors-To:" header to direct all errors to my address
> instead of the list.  (Hopefully most mailers out there will
> actually pick up on this.)  I have decided, for the time being,
> to leave the "Reply-To:" header set to the list.  The "Poster:"
> header should aleviate some of the concerns about not knowing 
> who originally sent the message.  If you have any comments about
> the new list setup, feel free to e-mail me at work at 
> lovelace@dcscorp.com.  Thanks.
> 
> In service,
> Lord Kendrick Wayfarer
> Listkeeper, Merry Rose
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