2005-03-05
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Mailing Lists are closed to Non-Member Posts
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.
- Tom Eastep
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.
Note: The list server limits posts to 120kb.
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.
Mailing Lists Archive Search
Please do not try to download
the entire
HTML Archive -- it is 300MB (and growing daily) and my slow DSL line
simply
won't
stand the traffic. If I catch you, you will be blacklisted.
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.
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.shorewall.net/mailman/listinfo/shorewall-users
To post to the list, post to shorewall-users@lists.shorewall.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://lists.shorewall.net/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.shorewall.net/mailman/listinfo/shorewall-announce.
The list archives are at
http://lists.shorewall.net/pipermail/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.shorewall.net/mailman/listinfo/shorewall-devel.
To post to the list, post to shorewall-devel@lists.shorewall.net.
The list archives are at http://lists.shorewall.net/pipermail/shorewall-devel.
Shorewall Newbies Mailing List
(Closed)
This list previously provided a place where people who are new to
Shorewall could
get questions answered and could receive help with problems. It proved
to be less that a success and has been discontinued.
To unsubscribe: https//lists.shorewall.net/mailman/listinfo/shorewall-newbies
The list archives are at http://lists.shorewall.net/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:
-
Follow the same link above that you used to
subscribe to the list.
-
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.
-
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.
A Word about the SPAM Filters at
Shorewall.net
Please note that the mail server at shorewall.net checks
incoming mail:
- against Spamassassin
(including Vipul's Razor).
- 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).
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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