can I use text box for real names for a different purpose
Dear all,
The users of our mailing list don't use their personal accounts for the mailing list, and don't work with commands, like requesting the list of members. In that case, can I use the text field in the membership list which is provided for real names for a different purpose?
The reason is that only certain groups are entitled to use our mailing lists. I would like to use that text field to specify to which group that person belongs, e.g. the company name.
Thanks in advance,
Christina
Christina Endemann Quality Assurance Officer
- working in the mornings - -
On 02/16/2017 02:47 AM, Christina Endemann wrote:
The users of our mailing list don't use their personal accounts for the mailing list, and don't work with commands, like requesting the list of members. In that case, can I use the text field in the membership list which is provided for real names for a different purpose?
You can use that field for anything you want. The biggest potential downside I see is when DMARC mitigation is applied to a message. If the original post is
From: John Doe jdoe@example.com
the DMARC mitigated message will be
From: John Doe via list list@example.com
However, if the original is
From: jdoe@example.com
without a display name, the DMARC mitigated message will be
From: xxx via list list@example.com
where xxx is the contents of that field. A similar situation occurs when a list is fully personalized so each post is addressed To: the recipient. In that case the post sent to jdoe@example.com will be addressed
To: xxx jdoe@example.com
where xxx is again the contents of that field.
-- Mark Sapiro mark@msapiro.net The highway is for gamblers, San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan
Thanks Marc, We don't use personalized messages but the DMARC mitigation could be an issue. Thanks for the info!
Regards,
Christina
-----Original Message----- From: Mailman-Users [mailto:mailman-users-bounces+c.endemann=fsc.org@python.org] On Behalf Of Mark Sapiro Sent: Donnerstag, 16. Februar 2017 18:03 To: mailman-users@python.org Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] can I use text box for real names for a different purpose
On 02/16/2017 02:47 AM, Christina Endemann wrote:
The users of our mailing list don't use their personal accounts for the mailing list, and don't work with commands, like requesting the list of members. In that case, can I use the text field in the membership list which is provided for real names for a different purpose?
You can use that field for anything you want. The biggest potential downside I see is when DMARC mitigation is applied to a message. If the original post is
From: John Doe jdoe@example.com
the DMARC mitigated message will be
From: John Doe via list list@example.com
However, if the original is
From: jdoe@example.com
without a display name, the DMARC mitigated message will be
From: xxx via list list@example.com
where xxx is the contents of that field. A similar situation occurs when a list is fully personalized so each post is addressed To: the recipient. In that case the post sent to jdoe@example.com will be addressed
To: xxx jdoe@example.com
where xxx is again the contents of that field.
-- Mark Sapiro mark@msapiro.net The highway is for gamblers, San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan
Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/c.endemann%40fsc.org
participants (2)
-
Christina Endemann -
Mark Sapiro