Mailman headers and email clients

Jerry Feldman gaf at blu.org
Tue Feb 19 09:46:59 EST 2002


Looks like most of the newer releases of email clients are incorporating these in one way or 
another. 
On 19 Feb 2002 at 9:42, Matthew J. Brodeur wrote:

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> On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, Jerry Feldman wrote:
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> > Mailman inserts several header items into each outgoing email message, which appear below. 
> > Some email programs, like exmh, add buttons to the reader panel, Pegasus 4.01(Windoz) adds a 
> > button on the reader window when clicked results in a popup with buttons to subscribe, 
> > unsibscribe, help and contact list admin. Eudora, instead of adding buttons, it inserts those as 
> > clickable links at the top of the reader window. I would like to know how other email programs on 
> > Linux handle this, 
> 
>    Pine (later versions, maybe 4.3+) add a line to the end of the message 
> that reads:
>     [ Note: This message contains email list management information ]
> 
>    The last part is a link that can be followed to a page of links for 
> each available option.  It seems that you can get help, subscribe, 
> unsubscribe, and post a new message from there.  I've never used this 
> feature, so I don't know if it actually works.
> 
> 
> - -- 
>      -Matt
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> 		-- Russell Baker
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