Re: [Mailman-Users] Problems with Subject Generated via Invites

2007-01-13 Thread Paul Tomblin
Quoting Geoff Deering ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Mark Sapiro said the following on 14/01/2007 11:55 AM: > > I agree, but in the case of VERP_CONFIRMATIONS, this is a site setting. > > It defaults to No rather than Yes, because that is the 'safer' setting > > because some MTA's will not be configured to

Re: [Mailman-Users] Problems with Subject Generated via Invites

2007-01-13 Thread Geoff Deering
Mark Sapiro said the following on 14/01/2007 11:55 AM: > I agree, but in the case of VERP_CONFIRMATIONS, this is a site setting. > It defaults to No rather than Yes, because that is the 'safer' setting > because some MTA's will not be configured to handle the reply address > with confirmation token

Re: [Mailman-Users] Problems with Subject Generated via Invites

2007-01-13 Thread Mark Sapiro
Geoff Deering wrote: >Thanks for clarifying that Mark. That's good, but I still think it has >a basic interface problem if one is not aware of these features and is >just running a standard mail list. It can be quite a problem for the >average moderator. I agree, but in the case of VERP_CON

Re: [Mailman-Users] Problems with Subject Generated via Invites

2007-01-13 Thread Geoff Deering
Thanks for clarifying that Mark. That's good, but I still think it has a basic interface problem if one is not aware of these features and is just running a standard mail list. It can be quite a problem for the average moderator. Regards Geoff Mark Sapiro said the following on 14/01/2007 1

Re: [Mailman-Users] Problems with Subject Generated via Invites

2007-01-13 Thread Mark Sapiro
Geoff Deering wrote: >. At first glance it looks like any old spammer phishing for login >information. Is it possible to modify the mass mailout subscribe/invite >so there is a custom subject header? If you set VERP_CONFIRMATIONS = Yes in mm_cfg.py, the subject will be "You have been invite

[Mailman-Users] Problems with Subject Generated via Invites

2007-01-13 Thread Geoff Deering
Hi, A few months back I moved one lot of subscriptions to a new site and list (used as an announce list) and invited people to subscribe. Very few people took this up, and after a poorly attended major event I got a lot of feedback that people who thought they had subscribed found out they mi