Thanks to all, lots of info in there. I see now that it is probably not user error that is causing this, but that some users have a version of Outlook that may inadvertently picking up the address from the Sender: header.
So, I have a feature suggestion: Add an autoreply option for -bounces incoming emails. Mark Sapiro wrote at 09:13 AM 11/18/2008: >Michael Welch wrote: >> >>Right, that must be because this list's Sender: header does not look like a >>real email address. I wonder why ours are different. > > >This thread has been well covered. I just want to add a couple of >things: > >As mentioned in other replies, the difference in the 'bounces' address >is that it is VERP like on this list and not on yours. > >Also, enabling Mailman's VERP on all list posts will not necessarily >stop people from replying to the VERPd address, but it will stop your >seeing their replies because VERPd bounces are never "unrecognized". >Also, if they do it often enough, they will be disabled by bounce >processing. > >Finally, as alluded to in another reply, this is probably not "users" >replying to the -bounces address because they see it in a header. >Rather, it is more likely to be user's MUAs. See ><http://wiki.list.org/x/RoA9>. > >-- >Mark Sapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The highway is for gamblers, >San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan - - - - - - - - - - - - Michael Welch, volunteer Redwood Alliance PO Box 293 Arcata, CA 95518 707-822-7884 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.redwoodalliance.org ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9
