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[Discuss] DMARC issue, Yahoo and beyond



On 05/17/2014 08:52 AM, Edward Ned Harvey (blu) wrote:
>> From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey.com at blu.org [mailto:discuss-
>> bounces+blu=nedharvey.com at blu.org] On Behalf Of Bill Horne
>>
>>> It was added in 2.1.16, and "fixed" in 2.1.18.
>> Since the BLU is currently using 2.1.12, I think an obvious solution is
>> available ...
>>
>> How many Yahoo/Gmail/Comcast/etc subscribers do we have? Are we able
>> to
>> confirm delivery problems?
> You seem to be suggesting ignoring it, and/or kicking yahoo subscribers (or blocking them from posting.)
>
> I have both an earlier comment, and a later comment.
>
> Later in this thread, I said:  " A recipient on gmail (or whatever) will reject the post from the yahoo user, and *send a bounce.* [...]  I am pretty sure the mailman default behavior is to unsubscribe users that bounce, after a few tries."
>
> Earlier in this thread, I said:  " This policy actually makes sense, and will be increasing in the future.  It's only a matter of time before google and everyone else do the same."
>
> Have you looked into who's behind creating DMARC?  AOL, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook, Comcast, and others.
>
Mailman behavior is to put them in nomail with the reason set to bounce.

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