[Mailman-Users] can I use text box for real names for a different purpose

[Mark Sapiro]

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 at example.com>

the DMARC mitigated message will be

From: John Doe via list <list at example.com>

However, if the original is

From: jdoe at example.com

without a display name, the DMARC mitigated message will be

From: xxx via list <list at 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 at example.com will be addressed

To: xxx <jdoe at example.com>

where xxx is again the contents of that field.

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