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Re: Need web server recommendation



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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