[Mailman-Users] True anonymous list?

[Michael Balamuth]

 Thanks to all who suggested alternatives.  I finally succeeded by rewriting
the headers at the qmail/alias end via a custom perl script filter and then
scrapped the whole thing.  It wasn't that it didn't work, but it was too too
much like creating a spam environment.  We originally wanted an internal
corporate mailing list where employees could post grievances without fear of
identification and reprisal, but we finally opted for an anonymous forum
instead.  That keeps it more appropriately inside the company anyway.  It
was, however, an interesting exercise in tracing the path by which headers
get added and it isn't always where you would think it should be.  Thanks
again to all who provided patient advice (which also worked).

Michael

-----Original Message-----
From: mailman-users-bounces at python.org
[mailto:mailman-users-bounces at python.org] On Behalf Of Michael Balamuth
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 10:53 AM
To: mailman-users at python.org
Subject: RE: [Mailman-Users] True anonymous list?

Actually, after reading the Python source for Cleanse.py I don't understand
why the system doesn't do what I want by default when the list is "flagged"
as an anonymous list.  It is not really clear from the web management
interface what flags the list as anonymous, but I thought it was the
'yes/no' radio button associated with "Hide the sender of a message,
replacing it with the list address (Removes From, Sender and Reply-To
fields) (Details)" the last entry on the privacy screen.  I have this set to
yes and it does not strip the reply-to or received from header????  Thanks
very much for your replies.

Michael

-----Original Message-----
From: Lloyd F. Tennison [mailto:lloyd_tennison at whoever.com] 
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 4:21 AM
To: Michael Balamuth; mailman-users at python.org; Ed Greenberg
Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] True anonymous list?

Actually it is simpler than that.  Just put that in the Handler Cleanse, 
like so: (at the bottom)


 # We delete all these extra Headers because I don't want them 
    del msg['X-URL']
    del msg['X-Mailer']
    del msg['X-Priority']
    del msg['Subject']
    del msg['received']

Then put the subject back in:

    msg ['Subject'] = 'Whatever You Want'

The only drawback is that now all of the subjects will be the same.

> You could deliver the mail to a script that extracts the subject and body 
> and then reposts it to the list, coming from a generic user.
> 
> If you want to restrict posting to members, you could look up the actual 
> from address in the list before forwarding the post.
> 
> Would that meet your needs?
> 
> </edg>
> 
> 
> 
> --On Friday, May 07, 2004 1:10 PM -0400 Michael Balamuth <mlb at chroma.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> > Hello list,
> > We have been using Mailman 2.0.13 for quite some time, but never with
the
> > intention of creating a genuinely anonymous mailing list.  Now, we have
a
> > reason to do so, but I have been unable to completely hide the
originator
> > (poster's) email address from the headers of the sent mail.  Obviously,
> > anyone knowing how to read the headers will find the address of the
> > poster. So, is there a way to make a list anonymous even at this level?
> > Any help appreciated.  For completeness, I believe I have followed the
> > FAQ's and help and set explicit-reply to and hide posters address etc.
> > correctly... Maybe not?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Michael Balamuth
> > mlb at chroma.com
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Thanks.

Lloyd F. Tennison
lloyd_tennison at whoever.com

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