On 5/6/2011 1:17 PM, Ralf Hildebrandt wrote: > * Barry Finkel <[email protected]>: >> I created a new list today at 13:42 (Mailman 2.1.14), and the >> "Description" field contained a "+" character, per the >> customer's request. At 14:00 I received an e-mail from >> >> From: [email protected] >> Subject: + in description for LISTNAME >> >> I cannot find anywhere in the source where this mail is >> generated, and I do not know why Mailman objects to a >> "+" character in the "Description" field. There also is >> a "+" character in the "Info" field, but there is no complaint >> about that. What generated the e-mail message, and what is >> the problem with a "+" character in the "Description" field? >> Thanks. > > Depending on your setup of your MTA (which one?) mailing addresses > with a "+" may be handle in unforeseen ways. > > Which is why I had to change the mailinglist c++-sig into > cplusplus-sig here at python.org :|
However, that would affect the use of a '+' in the listname. It would have no effect on the use of '+' in the list's description. The list's description is used as the "real name" portion of the list posting address that can be added to a Reply-To: or Cc: or in the case of an anonymous list From: header, but it should be properly encoded or quoted. Mailman doesn't send this "+ in description for LISTNAME" message and doesn't generate messages From: root in any case. I suspect a non-GNU Mailman hourly cron. -- Mark Sapiro <[email protected]> The highway is for gamblers, San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
