Since its inception, the OpenBSD mailing lists have allowed postings
from any address, regardless of whether or not the sender was a
member of the mailing list. As the years have gone by, more and
more spam has gotten through, evading both grey listing and
SpamAssassin.
To address this problem, the OpenBSD list server will start requiring
that posts be made from an address that is subscribed to the mailing
list, or an address that is marked as an "alias" in the sender's
majordomo settings. Messages that don't meet this criteria will
have to be confirmed by the sender (not the moderator) via an
automated message sent by the list server.
This change will take effect the morning of November 1, shortly
after OpenBSD 5.2 is released.
I realize that there are a number of people who post from an address
different from the one that they are subscribed with. It is easy
to add extra addresses as "aliases" in your majordomo settings which
will allow you to post from that address without requiring confirmation.
The simplest way to do this is via the web interface at
https://lists.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/mj_wwwusr?func=show
After logging in, if you scroll down past your subscriptions list
you will see a section titled "Other E-mail Addresses". Simply
enter the address you wish to post from in the "Other address:" box
and click the "alias" button.
For those of you who read the lists via alternate means (web-based
list archive, Usenet, carrier pigeon, etc), if you wish to be able
to post to a list without confirming each message you will need to
subscribe so that you are "known" to majordomo. You can set the
"delivery class" on the settings page (same url as above) to "no
messages" if you do not wish to receive postings via email.
Alias additions and delivery settings can also be changed via the
email interface if you are so inclined. Send majordomo@openbsd.org
"help alias" and/or "help set" commands to receive the relevant
help files.
- todd
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