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September 2009

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A couple of functions it would be nice to have from the command line
by Justin Long 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

I moderate a mailman installation at http://www.strategicnetwork.org that has over 120,000 subscribers to various lists. Here are some functions that would be nice:' 1) the ability to add a new subscription to a given list without importing a text file. Right now it seems to be impossible to add a single address to a single list in the same way you can remove an address. This would be useful for adding a one-off email address change. adduser -l /list/thelist johndoe(a)gmail.com 2) the ability to change an email address en masse in all lists. At least once or twice a month I have people who write in who want to have their email address changed and they aren't technically minded enough to do this on their own. As a customer service issue it would be nice to simply accomodate them, e.g. changeuser johndoe(a)gmail.com johndoe(a)smith.com Cordially, Justin Long -- -- Justin D. Long Swarming: building high-impact decentralized networks to reach the unreached Through: 1-day Swarm Schools, multiday Swarm Labs, yearlong Swarm Coaching ------- Email justinlong(a)gmail.com Skype nsmjustinlong OR call/SMS 757-559-1515 http://www.strategicnetwork.org - magazine, e-groups, knowledgebase http://www.google.com/reader/shared/justinlong - shared annotated bloglinks http://www.twitter.com/nsmjustinlong - daily activities, swarming notes http://www.facebook.com/justindavidlong - Facebook page http://www.accessofevil.org - if a demon could blog, it might look like this ------- Consider sponsoring our ministries: one-time and monthly gifts appreciated! Postal mail: RUN Ministries, PO Box 6543, Virginia Beach, VA 23456, USA Contribute online: http://www.strategicnetwork.org/contribute ------- Never retreat. Never surrender. Never cut a deal with a dragon. No armor? Unclean life? Then do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

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Re: [Mailman-Developers] Proposed: remove address-obfuscation code fromMailman 3
by Ian Eiloart 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

--On 24 August 2009 13:15:03 -0500 "Hopkins, Justin" <hopkinsju(a)umsystem.edu> wrote: > Thanks for such a detailed and compelling post..but I must disagree. I > can't refute any of the arguments you made, they are all quite sound, but > I do take issue with your conclusion. > > Obfuscating the email addresses is just a part of 'defense in depth' - > same as patching your computer, using a firewall, etc. Each layer, no > matter how thin, still adds something. > > Cheers, > Justin Quite right. Rich's argument is, essentially, that obfuscation isn't 100% effective so it shouldn't be used. Frankly, if it's 10% effective, then it's worth doing in my view. Further, Rich offers no evidence of significant harm done by obfuscation. Finally, there are other privacy concerns than spam harvesting that may also be mitigated by address obfuscation. -- Ian Eiloart IT Services, University of Sussex 01273-873148 x3148 For new support requests, see http://www.sussex.ac.uk/its/help/

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