[Cialug] Mail list question.

Scott Prader rigrunn at gmail.com
Sat Jan 2 20:04:43 CST 2016


Just for clarity, my spam box never registered the original message.
On Jan 2, 2016 6:07 PM, "Pixie" <pix at kepibu.org> wrote:

> We are easily derailed, yes. :)
>
> Well, and e-mail systems are easier to have an opinion on because
> deliverability is basically voodoo, unlike your printer issue which is
> obviously fixed when it prints the darn thing.
>
>
> On 2016.01.02 10:35, Tom Sellers wrote:
> > I find it somewhat amusing that there is more discussion about the
> > mail issue related to my message than the actual issue that I
> > requested assistance with.
> >
> > From: Pixie <pix at kepibu.org>
> > On 2015.12.31 19:15, Jeff Chapin wrote:
> >> Your messages are getting sent to my gmail spam label, with the
> following
> >> header added:
> >>> * Why is this message in Spam?* It has a from address in yahoo.com
> but has
> >> failed yahoo.com's required tests for authentication.  Learn more
> >> <https://support.google.com/mail/answer/1366858?hl=en&expand=5>
> >>
> >> Might have something to do with it.
> >
> > Unfortunately, the only thing Mr. Sellers can possibly do about that is
> > subscribe to the list using another mail provider.  Yahoo sets a
> > p=reject DMARC policy, which breaks perfectly normal mailing lists like
> > this one[1].
> >
> > There are workarounds[2] that can be implemented by whoever runs the
> > list, but they naturally require a newer version of mailman than this
> > list runs, and are all subtly broken with respect to the status quo.
> >
> > [1]
> >
> http://www.pcworld.com/article/2141120/yahoo-email-antispoofing-policy-breaks-mailing-lists.html
> > [2] https://dmarc.org/wiki/FAQ#s_3
>
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