2005-07-08
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2005-08-14
See the Shorewall @@ -35,143 +36,80 @@ Website for Shorewall information and documentation.
Table of Contents
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- Mailing lists are Closed to Non-members -
- Guidelines
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- Search the List Archives -
- Shorewall CA Certificate -
- The Mailing Lists +
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- The Mailing List Archives
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- - Unsubscribing -
- Spam Filters at Shorewall.net -
- Reporting Mailing List Problems -
- Acknowlegements
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Mailing Lists are closed to Non-Member Posts
+Old Mailing List Archives Search
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Shorewall Users Mailing List
+Archives
-For several years, the Shorewall lists were moderated for non-member
-posts. I've found that this is a pain for me (I have to wade through
-the spam to find and approve legitimate posts). Additionally,
-non-members seemed to almost universally ignore instructions to mention
-that they were non-members in their post. Since the mailing lists are
-set up so that replies go to the list rather than to the poster, this
-means that most non-members who posted were not receiving their
-replies. So effective 2005-03-05, all Shorewall lists are closed to
-non-member posts.-
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Please post in plain text
-A growing number of MTAs serving list subscribers are rejecting all -HTML traffic. At least one MTA has gone so far as to blacklist -shorewall.net "for continuous abuse" because it has been my policy to -allow HTML in list posts!!-
-I think that blocking all HTML is a Draconian way to control spam and -that the ultimate losers here are not the spammers but the list -subscribers whose MTAs are bouncing all shorewall.net mail. As one list -subscriber wrote to me privately "These e-mail admin's need to get a (expletive -deleted) life instead of trying to -rid the planet of HTML based e-mail". Nevertheless, to allow -subscribers to receive list posts as must as possible, I have now -configured the list server at shorewall.net to strip all HTML from -outgoing posts. -This means that HTML-only posts will be bounced by the list server.
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Note: The list server limits posts to 120kb.
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Please don't hijack another poster's thread
-On shorewall.net as elsewhere, it is considered very bad netiquette to -hijack another poster's thread by simply replying to a list post and -changing the subject to a different one. Please start a new thread when -you wish to introduce a new topic for discussion.-
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Mailing Lists Archive Search
-http://sourceforge.net/search/index.php?type_of_search=mlists&group_id=22587- - -
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Shorewall CA Certificate
-If you want to trust X.509 certificates issued by Shoreline Firewall -(such as the one used on my web site), you may download and install my CA certificate -in your browser. If you don't wish to trust my certificates then you -can either use unencrypted access when subscribing to Shorewall mailing -lists or you can use secure access (SSL) and -accept the server's certificate when prompted by your browser.-
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Shorewall Users Mailing List
The Shorewall Users Mailing list provides a way for
users to get answers to questions and to report problems. Information
of general interest to the Shorewall user community is also posted to
this list.
Problem reports
-that do not include the information requested in the problem
-reporting guidelines will go unanswered (at least by the Shorewall
-author).
-
To subscribe: https//lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users
- To post to the list, post to shorewall-users@lists.sourceforge.net.
-IMPORTANT: If you are not
-subscribed to the list, please say so -- otherwise, you will not be
-included in any replies.
-
The list archives are at http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2270.
+ href="pipermail/shorewall-users">pipermail/shorewall-users.Shorewall Announce Mailing List
-This list is for announcements of general interest to
-the Shorewall community. DO NOT USE THIS LIST FOR REPORTING PROBLEMS
-OR ASKING FOR HELP.
-
To subscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-announce. -
Shorewall Development Mailing List
-The Shorewall Development Mailing list provides a forum -for the exchange of ideas about the future of Shorewall and -for coordinating ongoing Shorewall Development. ONLY -USE THIS LIST FOR REPORTING PROBLEMS WITH DEVELOPMENT RELEASES -- -REGULAR RELEASE SUPPORT REQUESTS SHOULD BE POSTED TO THE USER'S LIST.
-To subscribe to the mailing list: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-devel.
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To post to the list, post to shorewall-devel@lists.sourceforge.net.
-The list archives are at http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=44517.
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The list archives are at pipermail/shorewall-devel.
Shorewall Newbies Mailing List
@@ -182,96 +120,10 @@ Shorewall could
get questions answered and could receive help with problems. It proved
to be less that a success and has been discontinued.
The list archives are at http://lists.shorewall.net/pipermail/shorewall-newbies.
+ href="http://lists.shorewall.net/pipermail/shorewall-newbies/index.html">pipermail/shorewall-newbies.-
How to Unsubscribe from one -of the Mailing Lists
-There seems to be near-universal confusion about -unsubscribing from Mailman-managed lists although Mailman 2.1 has -attempted to make this less confusing. To unsubscribe:
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Follow the same link above that you used to -subscribe to the list.
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Down at the bottom of that page is the following -text: " To unsubscribe from <list name>, -get a password reminder, or change your subscription options -enter your subscription email address:". Enter your email address in -the box and click on the "Unsubscribe or edit -options" button.
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There will now be a box where you can enter your -password and click on "Unsubscribe"; if you have forgotten your -password, there is another button that will cause your password -to be emailed to you.
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A Word about the SPAM Filters at -Shorewall.net
-Please note that the mail server at shorewall.net checks
-incoming mail:
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- against Spamassassin
-(including Vipul's Razor).
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- - to ensure that the sender address is -fully qualified. -
- to verify that the sender's domain has an A or MX record in DNS. -
- to ensure that the host name in the HELO/EHLO command is a valid -fully-qualified DNS name. -
- to ensure that the sending host has a PTR DNS record (reverse DNS
-lookup must not fail).
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If you experience problems with any of these -lists, -please let me -know -
-Not able to Post Mail to shorewall.net?
-You can report such problems by sending mail to -tmeastep at -hotmail dot com.
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Acknowlegments
-The Shorewall Mailing Lists use the following software:-
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- ClamAV
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- - GNU
-Mailman
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- - Vipul's
-Razor
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- - SpamAssassin
- - Postfix
- - Amavisd-new
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