[Mailman-Users] Strange problem with password.

Wed Jul 12 15:21:16 CEST 2006

On 7/11/06, Mark Sapiro <msapiro at value.net> wrote:
>
> Fabiano Breves wrote:
>
> >On 7/10/06, Mark Sapiro <msapiro at value.net> wrote:
> >
> >As I'm in 2.1.8rc1 I think we don't need to worry about this firt one.
> >
> >
> >
> >> If you are using Mailman 2.1.7 or later, we still look for the
> >> Approved: line in the first text/plain part in the message, but if we
> >> find it, we attempt to remove it from all text parts. This may have
> >> failed. If so, please send me (off list) a copy of the message (as an
> >> attachment so I see it exactly with all headers and MIME structure).
> >> Ideally, in this case, I would like to see the post as received by
> >> Mailman, but if this isn't available, the post from the list will do.
> >
> >
> >As soon I get to the office (probably tomorrow) I'll send to your e-mail
> the
> >message.
>
>
> Good. I'll look for it. When I first implemented the removal from HTML
> parts, I tested with MS-OE 6, but things may have changed or it may do
> tricky things depending on the password. For example, if one puts
>
> Approved: xyz
>
> in the message, this may wind up looking like
>
> </head><body>Approved:&nbsp;xyz<br>Some more text...
>
> in the HTML. Actually, I'll find that one and change it to
>
> </head><body><br>Some more text...
>
> but there may be variants that I don't find.

Ok, sent to your e-mail address a txt file with the source code of the
message.

Just wondering ( I don't know how the software does it ) could mailman just
get the Approved from the text part and search for it in the other parts of
the msg ??

>We have a web application that can send mail to lists. Maybe I can change
> >the way the poster sends the announce message. The aplication is based on
> >ASP language. What header should I use and how I use it. Send msgs with
> this
> >method seems to be the solution because I can take out the responsability
> of
> >putting the password of the poster.
>
>
> You put exactly the same
>
> Approved: password
>
> line, but you put it in the message headers instead of the message
> body. Thus, you still need to provide the password, but since it is in
> a recognizable header rather than in a body part and perhaps 'hidden'
> in additional body parts, it can be reliably removed from the post
> before it is sent out.

Ok, I think I'll do it from now on. Just looking for the asp command to
inster a mail header.

thanks a lot for your help.

--
> Mark Sapiro <msapiro at value.net>       The highway is for gamblers,
> San Francisco Bay Area, California    better use your sense - B. Dylan
>
>

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Fabiano de Carvalho Breves
fabiano.breves at gmail.com