> Is this change to draconian?

I don't think this is draconian, but you can probably save yourself some
list admin work.

I suggest some additions to the auto-responder e-mail:

1) Indicate that attachments (other than a GPG signature) are not allowed,
and instead should be included in-line with the main e-mail body.  This
would also be a good place to mention any length limits currently in place.

2) Add a "details" section indicating the two Content-types allowed (and any
other specifics not already mentioned)...while there should be a clear and
basic description of list filtering for the average HTML e-mail user, we
should also provide clear details for those users who can understand and use
them.

Suggested form of alternate auto-response below...please modify for exact
list behavior (ie are html e-mails rejected, dropped, or queued for
administrator examination?  What about messages with attachments?).   I
think with a bit more detail in the bouce message, you can lighten your
administrative load substantially...

NOTE:  I removed the part about creating a SF support request.  The mail
list works the way we as a group decide it should...there should't be an SF
support request just because someone can't post with their favorite HTML
stationary, add GIF smiley's, or whatever...

Charles Steinkuehler
http://lrp.steinkuehler.net
http://c0wz.steinkuehler.net (lrp.c0wz.com mirror)


Maybe something like:

This list rejects HTML e-mails, and does not allow attachments.  Please
configure your email client [1] to send text/plain messages to
this list.

[1] http://www.expita.com/nomime.html

Instead of attachments, you should include any diagnostic information as
in-line text in the main message body.

Please note the maximum size for any message is <???> bytes.

Details:
Only messages with a Content-type: of "text/plain" and "multipart/signed"
are automatically posted to the list.  Other content-types are:
<which one?...maybe more than one?>
- Queued for administrator inspection
- Sent to the bit-bucket
- ???

<more filtering details here, re attachments, spam filtering, etc>

If you have any questions about this policy, please send them to
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.


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