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Diffstat (limited to 'Mailman/Gui/General.py')
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diff --git a/Mailman/Gui/General.py b/Mailman/Gui/General.py index e9f8f9b5..980e5f2b 100644 --- a/Mailman/Gui/General.py +++ b/Mailman/Gui/General.py @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# Copyright (C) 2001-2011 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc. +# Copyright (C) 2001-2014 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc. # # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License @@ -154,6 +154,72 @@ class General(GUIBase): (listname %%05d) -> (listname 00123) """)), + ('from_is_list', mm_cfg.Radio, + (_('No'), _('Munge From'), _('Wrap Message')), 0, + _("""Replace the From: header address with the list's posting + address to mitigate issues stemming from the original From: + domain's DMARC or similar policies."""), + _("""Several protocols now in wide use attempt to ensure that use + of the domain in the author's address (ie, in the From: header + field) is authorized by that domain. These protocols may be + incompatible with common list features such as footers, causing + participating email services to bounce list traffic merely + because of the address in the From: field. <b>This has resulted + in members being unsubscribed despite being perfectly able to + receive mail.</b> + <p> + The following actions are applied to all list messages when + selected here. To apply these actions only to messages where the + domain in the From: header is determined to use such a protocol, + see the <a + href="?VARHELP=privacy/sender/dmarc_moderation_action"> + dmarc_moderation_action</a> settings under Privacy options... + -> Sender filters. + <p>Settings:<p> + <dl> + <dt>No</dt> + <dd>Do nothing special. This is appropriate for anonymous lists. + It is appropriate for dedicated announcement lists, unless the + From: address of authorized posters might be in a domain with a + DMARC or similar policy. It is also appropriate if you choose to + use dmarc_moderation_action other than Accept for this list.</dd> + <dt>Munge From</dt> + <dd>This action replaces the poster's address in the From: header + with the list's posting address and adds the poster's address to + the addresses in the original Reply-To: header.</dd> + <dt>Wrap Message</dt> + <dd>Just wrap the message in an outer message with the From: + header containing the list's posting address and with the original + From: address added to the addresses in the original Reply-To: + header and with Content-Type: message/rfc822. This is effectively + a one message MIME format digest.</dd> + </dl> + <p>The transformations for anonymous_list are applied before + any of these actions. It is not useful to apply actions other + than No to an anonymous list, and if you do so, the result may + be surprising. + <p>The Reply-To: header munging actions below interact with these + actions as follows: + <p> first_strip_reply_to = Yes will remove all the incoming + Reply-To: addresses but will still add the poster's address to + Reply-To: for all three settings of reply_goes_to_list which + respectively will result in just the poster's address, the + poster's address and the list posting address or the poster's + address and the explicit reply_to_address in the outgoing + Reply-To: header. If first_strip_reply_to = No the poster's + address in the original From: header, if not already included in + the Reply-To:, will be added to any existing Reply-To: + address(es). + <p>These actions, whether selected here or via <a + href="?VARHELP=privacy/sender/dmarc_moderation_action"> + dmarc_moderation_action</a>, do not apply to messages in digests + or archives or sent to usenet via the Mail<->News gateways. + <p>If <a + href="?VARHELP=privacy/sender/dmarc_moderation_action"> + dmarc_moderation_action</a> applies to this message with an + action other than Accept, that action rather than this is + applied""")), + ('anonymous_list', mm_cfg.Radio, (_('No'), _('Yes')), 0, _("""Hide the sender of a message, replacing it with the list address (Removes From, Sender and Reply-To fields)""")), @@ -189,11 +255,11 @@ class General(GUIBase): their own <tt>Reply-To:</tt> settings to convey their valid return address. Another is that modifying <tt>Reply-To:</tt> makes it much more difficult to send private replies. See <a - href="http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html">`Reply-To' + href="http://marc.merlins.org/netrants/reply-to-harmful.html">`Reply-To' Munging Considered Harmful</a> for a general discussion of this issue. See <a - href="http://www.metasystema.net/essays/reply-to.mhtml">Reply-To - Munging Considered Useful</a> for a dissenting opinion. + href="http://marc.merlins.org/netrants/reply-to-useful.html"> + Reply-To Munging Considered Useful</a> for a dissenting opinion. <p>Some mailing lists have restricted posting privileges, with a parallel list devoted to discussions. Examples are `patches' or @@ -217,11 +283,11 @@ class General(GUIBase): their own <tt>Reply-To:</tt> settings to convey their valid return address. Another is that modifying <tt>Reply-To:</tt> makes it much more difficult to send private replies. See <a - href="http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html">`Reply-To' + href="http://marc.merlins.org/netrants/reply-to-harmful.html">`Reply-To' Munging Considered Harmful</a> for a general discussion of this issue. See <a - href="http://www.metasystema.net/essays/reply-to.mhtml">Reply-To - Munging Considered Useful</a> for a dissenting opinion. + href="http://marc.merlins.org/netrants/reply-to-useful.html"> + Reply-To Munging Considered Useful</a> for a dissenting opinion. <p>Some mailing lists have restricted posting privileges, with a parallel list devoted to discussions. Examples are `patches' or |