[syslinux] DMARC test (request)

[Gene Cumm]

On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 9:44 AM, Patrick Masotta <masottaus at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>> Hi Gene:
>>> Everything that comes from the list goes to my spam
>>>folder
>>> because the message looks as
>>>spam to yahoo.
>> A simple
>> filter resolves this:
>>
>> Deliver to "Inbox" if
>>   To/CC contains "syslinux at zytor.com"
>
> Unfortunately no so simple; the Filter option seems to be gone...

https://mail.yahoo.com then click the gear in the upper-right corner,
settings, filters, new, "syslinux", "To/CC" contains
"syslinux at zytor.com" though it might not be visible in the simple web
UI.

>>> why is not the list
>>> sending the message as coming from the list e-mail
>>> account????
>>> that's why Yahoo flags
>>> the messages as spam...
>
>  >That was actually a debate several years ago
>  >(though I can't figure
>  >out the search to
>  >find it).  It seems the best option would be for a
>  >new version of MailMan to allow a
>  >per-subscriber option to address
>  >this
>  >(though this would be an enhancement request for MailMan)
>  >though
>  >the above filter should help.
>>
> I prefer receiving e-mails from the list address rather than from people I do not know;
> If not I have to parse the subject (some times cryptic) just to see if I want to read or not a
> particular message. I really can't imagine why the address of the sender is being used now...

http://www.syslinux.org/archives/2014-March/021895.html is the start
of the most recent chain.

-- 
-Gene

>  >> Due to Yahoo!'s DMARC, you
>  >> probably didn't see the other two
>  tests I
>  >> already sent as I
>  didn't see this reply of
>  >> yours
>  in my Yahoo! account,
>  >> both of
>  which
>  >> appeared to be Base64 encoded
>  (though sending to my
>  >> GMail they
>  were not).  I do see yours is
>  >>
>  actually plain text
>  >> -Gene