On Wed, 2002-07-03 at 22:56, Glen Lee Edwards wrote: > Vector writes: > >> I can't join the Apache mailing list. Its spam filter won't allow me > >> in. I've run into problems with Apache, not all domains are working. > >> So I have to change web servers to one that I can get support for. > > > >changing your webserver because you have a spam problem seems like a bit > >overkill. I'd think you'd want to resolve the spam problem. Why is the > >apache list seeing you as spam? The rejected messages should offer you a > >hint. > > Two problems: > > 1) It won't accept the email address in the "From:" field that I'm trying to > subscribe from, glen@fcwm.org. Instead it subscribed my > username@canonical.machine.name - glenlee@hope-in-christ.fcwm.org. This means > that I can only post from this username at this machine. That won't work, > because I'm liable to post from any of the machines I happen to be working on at > the time. Now I have to remember which list I've subscribed to from which > machine. > > 2) Regarding the spam problem, it's blocking my mail as spam because I don't have > the "Reply-to:" field filled out. I do on Kmail, but not on Xemacs. I prefer > to use Xemacs because I've used the same mail directory setup for years, and > Xemacs works with it. Kmail has the Reply-to field filled out correctly, but > won't work with my mail folders. I don't have time right now to rewrite the > lisp code in xemacs to correctly match the reply-to field with the email address > I'm posting from. > > The bottom line: to post to the Apache users list I have to use Kmail at the > hope-in-christ machine on my system. If I post from anywhere else it's blocked > as spam or as a non-member posting. Stupid question. Have you taken this up with the listmasters? Take care, Peter. -- Peter Whysall peter.whysall@ntlworld.moc The TLD in my email address is sdrawkcab. Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 sid -- kernel 2.4.18
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