francis picabia writes: > We have experienced a case where nominations were solicited from > the list members, and there was a response with confidential > information which went to the list rather than the poster.
There is no way to have an unmoderated list which prevents "confidential" information from going to the list. The only way to prevent certain information from going to the list is to restrict posting to those who don't have the information. (This is why secret organizations use "cell" organization. You can't reveal what you don't know.) > There is a possibility management will want to block all replys to > the mailing list. One could work around it by making a fresh email > to the list. The requirement is not clear. Does management want to block such fresh emails as well? Or is the idea that fresh emails be the ordinary way to reply to list, hoping that people will be reminded not to post confidential information? > The Spam Filter rule to Reject based on finding "^In-Reply-To:" works well, > but the simple rejection is not going to be understood by our users: > > Message rejected by filter rule match Systems based on rejecting user input do *not* work well in the long run in my experience. Users get annoyed and avoid doing work they *should* do, or develop (inefficient) habits that result in unintended posts anyway. > Is there another option I have not covered or I have misunderstood > something here? The other option is to put the responsibility on the individuals soliciting confidential information. Create a fully personalized list with Reply-To set to the mailbox intended to receive confidential information. If the senders themselves are typically not authorized to see the information, create a separate mailbox (account) for use by those authorized to solicit confidential information. I can't be sure that any of the above addresses your (or your management's) needs. But without a better idea of what they're trying to accomplish and why, it's hard give good advice. ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org https://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: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
