[Kenwood] ADMIN: "Reply to sender" is restored

[Larry Wilson]

Gentlemen,

My apologies for the recent confusion.

This list was transported to the new Mailman system without my knowledge, 
and was configured by someone else -- a volunteer helping Al with this huge 
project.

Among other things, I have changed the setting so that your "Reply To" 
function will default to the sender's address and not the list address, as 
it was before.   So, if you want a reply or an original message to go to 
the entire list, you must type or paste that address in the TO:  line.  The 
address is basically the same, with the addition of the word "mailman" in 
the domain.

kenwood@mailman.qth.net

Subscribing and unsubscribing is also basically the same, with the slight 
change in the address.

You should all have received a welcome message with this basic information 
in it.

If you did not, or need additional information, I strongly suggest that you 
obtain the "help" document by sending a message to the following address:

kenwood-request@mailman.qth.net

In the body of the message, put the single word

help

The reflector is still set to reject certain types of messages:

1).  HTML, RTF and other stylized, encoded formats.
Only messages sent in plain text only will be accepted.
If you need help setting your email client to send in plain text only, I 
recommend the following web site which gives detailed instructions for 
almost every email program out there.  Some of the newer upgrades are not 
specifically mentioned, such as AOL 7.0, but they should be similar to the 
previous version, if that is the case.

http://www.nethawk.com/1113/swap/nohtml.htm

2).  Nonmember posts:   If the address from which you are sending a message 
is not exactly the same as the one under which you are subscribed, then it 
will not be recognized as a valid member and your message will be 
rejected.  This makes the use of "receive only" aliases difficult, but it 
has long been my policy not to add those to the list because of these 
problems and the extra work it creates for me.  Mailman does not have a 
munge domain function (the one in Majordomo didn't really work anyway), but 
it does offer a "nomail" option.  So, if you really need to have a second 
address on the list, but don't want to receive mail at it, that can be 
added.  Just subscribe FROM that address, and then follow the instructions 
for setting it to "nomail."  This setting can also be used, of course, for 
when you are away from your computer for an extended period of time.

3).  Administrative requests:   As with Majordomo, messages with certain 
key words, such as subscribe and unsubscribe in the subject line will be 
rejected.  I've suggested to Al that the list of taboo words be expanded to 
include a few more such as "remove.," etc.  If some admin request does make 
it through to the list, either just ignore it, or respond to the individual 
privately.

If your message is rejected and held for moderator approval, you will 
receive a notice to that affect, with the reason for it's being held.  I 
will try to review these daily, but there will be times when that won't be 
possible for one reason or another, so please be patient.  In most cases 
you will receive an additional message indicating its final disposition if 
it is rejected, though not necessarily.


---  We're all learning as we go, and there are bound to be more bumps in 
the road, so be patient.  Suggestions are always welcome, as are requests 
for assistance.




73,

Larry Wilson KE1HZ
Moderator