Re: Mailing list manager on NetBSD

[gary%duzan.org@localhost]

=> On Tue, Jan 08, 2019 at 09:45:16PM +0530, Mayuresh wrote:
=>
=> After going through the nuances of some available solutions, I wonder:
=>
=> - Do I really need a specialized mail manager software or can I just use
=>   .forward (or procmail) to bounce the mails to registered members?

   It is a brave new world of email that we live in, where certain large
providers get to call the shots. For example, mail from Yahoo has its
header signed, and bouncing it can invalidate the signature, causing
Gmail to reject it. I had to configure my mailman to mangle the From
header to appear as if it was from my server to get the mail to go
through, and I don't think you can do that with .forward . Maybe I was
doing something wrong, but it is something to watch out for.

   Good luck.

                               Gary Duzan



=> - I do not need automated subscribe / unsubscribe, this being for a closed
=>   group of size not exceeding 300/350. Manual registration, with very
=>   occasional changes is fine.
=>
=> - I need "member-only" restriction for posting to the list email id, which
=>   I think procmail can manage.
=>
=> - I do need a web archiver with thread view etc. (and ability to write
=>   text pattern searches of my own on the mail texts), for which there
=>   might be alternatives that do just that - archiving. (E.g. HyperKitty
=>   which mailman uses, which can be used standalone also.)
=>
=> Would appreciate views on whether I am missing something, if I do not use
=> a proper mailing list software for above requirement.
=>
=> Mayuresh
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