[Mailman-Users] problem with subscription confirmation string

Christopher Adams adamsca at gmail.com
Wed Jun 4 18:36:15 CEST 2008


Yes, that is the exact string that is in the To: header of the reply.

On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Mark Sapiro <mark at msapiro.net> wrote:

> Christopher Adams" <adamsca at gmail.com>
>    Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 08:31:21 -0700
>     To: mailman-users at python.org
>
> >I have previously had problems with this and since moving to a new server,
> >it doesn't seem to work quite right.
> >
> >I use Postfix. In my Postfix main.cf, I have a line:
> >
> >recipient_delimiter = +
> >
> >In mm_cfg.py, I have this line:
> >
> >VERP_CONFIRMATIONS = Yes
> >
> >
> >If I send a message to test7-request and add the word 'subscribe', I get a
> >message back like this:
> >
> >From: test7-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; on behalf of;
> >
> test7-confirm+38d558c77e170cac9b8412a0db13b13e0560cc93 at listsmart.osl.state.or.us<test7-confirm%2B38d558c77e170cac9b8412a0db13b13e0560cc93 at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
> <
> test7-confirm%2B38d558c77e170cac9b8412a0db13b13e0560cc93 at listsmart.osl.state.or.us<test7-confirm%252B38d558c77e170cac9b8412a0db13b13e0560cc93 at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
> >
> >
>
>
> This is almost certainly a Microsoft Outlook issue.
>
> What exact address does Outlook put in the To: header of the reply? It
> should be
>
> To:
>
> test7-confirm+38d558c77e170cac9b8412a0db13b13e0560cc93 at listsmart.osl.state.or.us<test7-confirm%2B38d558c77e170cac9b8412a0db13b13e0560cc93 at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
>
> in this case.
>
> --
> Mark Sapiro <mark at msapiro.net>        The highway is for gamblers,
> San Francisco Bay Area, California    better use your sense - B. Dylan
>
>


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Christopher Adams
adamsca at gmail.com


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