[Cialug] Mail list question.

[Pixie]

We are easily derailed, yes. :)

Well, and e-mail systems are easier to have an opinion on because
deliverability is basically voodoo, unlike your printer issue which is
obviously fixed when it prints the darn thing.


On 2016.01.02 10:35, Tom Sellers wrote:
> I find it somewhat amusing that there is more discussion about the
> mail issue related to my message than the actual issue that I
> requested assistance with.
>
> From: Pixie <pix at kepibu.org>
> On 2015.12.31 19:15, Jeff Chapin wrote:
>> Your messages are getting sent to my gmail spam label, with the following
>> header added:
>>> * Why is this message in Spam?* It has a from address in yahoo.com but has
>> failed yahoo.com's required tests for authentication.  Learn more
>> <https://support.google.com/mail/answer/1366858?hl=en&expand=5>
>>
>> Might have something to do with it.
> 
> Unfortunately, the only thing Mr. Sellers can possibly do about that is
> subscribe to the list using another mail provider.  Yahoo sets a
> p=reject DMARC policy, which breaks perfectly normal mailing lists like
> this one[1].
> 
> There are workarounds[2] that can be implemented by whoever runs the
> list, but they naturally require a newer version of mailman than this
> list runs, and are all subtly broken with respect to the status quo.
> 
> [1]
> http://www.pcworld.com/article/2141120/yahoo-email-antispoofing-policy-breaks-mailing-lists.html
> [2] https://dmarc.org/wiki/FAQ#s_3