On Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 04:43:43PM -0400, Omar Thameen wrote:
> The situation is one where we're hosting virtual lists. Without
> being obvious about the fact that we're hosting the list, I'd
> like recipients to know that they can contact us if there's any
> abuse. We don't permit spam, and for the most part, it's not
> a problem.
>
> Nonetheless, if someone is mistakenly placed on a list (either due
> to a misunderstanding or an overzealous list owner), I'd like the
> recipient to know that they have recourse with us, rather than
> having to complain to the upstream provider.
>
> The problem is that from personal experience, I certainly don't trust
> the abuse and postmaster addresses at domains from which I'm receiving
> spam, and I wouldn't expect others to do so either.
>
> Perhaps the best thing I can do is to put multiple URLs or mailto's
> in the List-* headers so that the recipient can see our involvement.
The way the web hosting service I use does it is to add X-Anti-Abuse:
headers. (They add them in all emails originated through their system,
not just list mails.)
Jim
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