[Python-Dev] Tracker reviews look like spam

[Gregory P. Smith]

On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 3:09 PM Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:

> Gmail dumps patch review email in my junk box. The problem seems to be
> the spoofed From: header.
>
> Received: from psf.upfronthosting.co.za ([2a01:4f8:131:2480::3])
>          by mx.google.com with ESMTP id
> m1si26039166wjy.52.2015.05.12.00.20.38
>          for <tjreedy at udel.edu>;
>          Tue, 12 May 2015 00:20:38 -0700 (PDT)
> Received-SPF: softfail (google.com: domain of transitioning
> storchaka at gmail.com does not designate 2a01:4f8:131:2480::3 as permitted
> sender) client-ip=2a01:4f8:131:2480::3;
>
> Tracker reviews are the only false positives in my junk list. Otherwise,
> I might stop reviewing. Verizon does not even deliver mail that fails
> its junk test, so I would not be surprised if there are people who
> simply do not get emailed reviews.
>
> Tracker posts are sent from Person Name <report at bugs.python.org>
> Perhaps reviews could come 'from' Person Name <review at bugs.python.org>
>
> Even direct tracker posts just get a neutral score.
> Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 2a01:4f8:131:2480::3 is neither
> permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of
> roundup-admin at psf.upfronthosting.co.za) client-ip=2a01:4f8:131:2480::3;
>
> SPF is Sender Policy Framework
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sender_Policy_Framework
>
> Checkins mail, for instance, gets an SPF 'pass' because python.org
> designates mail.python.org as a permitted sender.
>
> --
> Terry Jan Reedy
>

FWIW while the email signing issue might be interesting to fix...  I really
wish code reviews weren't emailed separately, I'd like to see them simply
appended to the related issue as a block comment on the issue. Then all
email notification would be handled by the bug tracker itself (which
happens to already work).  It keeps related conversation in a single place
which will continue to persist even if we switch review tools in the future.

I *believe* you can get this to happen today in a review if you add the
report at bugs.python.org email address to the code review as the issueXXXXX
in the subject line will make the tracker turn it into a bug comment.  If
so, having that be the default cc for all reviews created would be a great
feature (and modify it not to send mail to anyone else).

My 2 cents.  (literally; as I'm only suggesting, not implementing)

-gps
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