Re: [PATCH] Mailman solution to Cc:s to users on mailing lists

[Ben Gertzfield <che@debian.org>]

>>>>> "Mark" == Mark Brown <broonie@sirena.org.uk> writes:

    Ben> 2) If the user is specifically mentioned in the
    Ben> To:/Cc:/etc. fields, the list will not send them a copy.

    Mark> Surely this is going to break people's filtering rules
    Mark> unless you filter based on the contents of the visible
    Mark> headers?

All Mailman lists include a List-ID: header for filtering. And since
this solution is optional, people who turn it on can fix their own
darned filter rules. :)

    Mark> \begin{troll} Passwords for mailing list.  Monthly
    Mark> reminders.  I know they're optional but nobody seems to
    Mark> switch them off.  \end{troll}

In Mailman CVS, you can turn them off per-user. There's even a
"turn them off globally for me on this server" option.

Ben

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