[Coco] Mail blocking, attachments, etc.

[Stephen H. Fischer]

Hi Dennis,

I am sure that EarthLink uses DMARC or a system like it, the spam problem basely has been solved with it so it is good.

http://coco.maltedmedia.narkive.com/NUMetA0K/goodby-maybe

That shows that I had a serious problem three years ago and finally I got through to tier 3 at EarthLink where someone fixed the problem quickly. I was not offered anything like the via kludge as you can see in reading that discussion.

How does NARKIVE get our messages?

I discovered it while Googling "qs281.pair.com" which is likely the company that is responsible for the Yahoo problems.

Now we have two bad things about our posts.

Clicking "Reply to Sender" sends ONE copy of your reply to the [CoCo] list.
Clicking "Reply to All" sends TWO copies of your reply to the [CoCo] list.

I said that was bad I believe right when the list was started and I still think so.

If "Reply to Sender" would allow sending a private message then that would be the way it should work.

If "Reply to All: sent ONE copy of your reply to the [CoCo] list then that would be the way it should work.

If you add the From: entry to your contacts and are able to send a private e-mail message to the sender then that would be the way it should work.

Finding a more reasonable work around or getting Yahoo to admit the errors of their ways and correct them should be a priority.

Was the CC field with the users Yahoo address started to be added automatically ~ April?

SHF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Bathory-Kitsz" <bathory at maltedmedia.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 4:57 AM
Subject: [Coco] Mail blocking, attachments, etc.


> Well hello all,
> 
> I had a nice day yesterday learning some scores I'm conducting on Wednesday,
> so I didn't notice anything on the list until this morning.
> 
> Most of the info has been reported correctly already, so this is just a followup.
> 
> Josh has been on the list for a while -- in fact, getting him on the list was
> a little tricky, as IIRC it coincided with the appearance of DMARC. I went
> round & round with this until the Mailman software was updated to include the
> "via CoCo" info that gets it correctly past the DMARC blocking system (which,
> though initiated by Yahoo is also used by other large mail hosts).
> 
> As for attachments, no large attachments are allowed. The maximum message size
> is 64K, as many of you have learned when I bounced your posts (yes, I have to
> attend to each one). So anyone receiving a large attachment has received it
> off-list.
> 
> Getting past security might be possible, but again, as some of you know from
> experience, I check each and every subscription request by doing a web search.
> If the email and subscriber name don't come up together in a search (one
> reason I ask for a full name for subscriptions), then I reject the request and
> send a note to the potential subscriber asking for a sentence about their CoCo
> interests. Those who answer are subscribed and welcomed, those who don't are
> left unsubbed. Also, those who give a smart-alec response like "why?" or "I am
> not a bot" are left unsubbed as being incapable of following instructions. :)
> 
> Subscriber names can be changed by the subscriber once they are approved.
> Using a real name is polite, but is only required for subscribing.
> 
> That is all! Would appreciate if we could keep the noise down! Thanks!
> 
> Dennis