[admin] Can't subscribe to `announcements' list

Mario Mommer mommer at igpm.rwth-aachen.de
Mon Jan 5 12:50:03 UTC 2004


Paolo Amoroso <amoroso at mclink.it> writes:
> Erik Enge writes:
> 
> > Some MTAs (Exim, at least) will just pass on <account>-<whatever> to
> > <account>.  I use erik-<company>@nittin.net when I subscribe to some
> 
> I use qmail on a Linux box. But note that I have dial-up access to the
> Internet via a vacuum tubes modem, so my ISP's MTA, which I contact
> via POP3, may not understand the trick :)

This trick works with most MTAs, but it is rarely turned on by admins.

> > There must be something fishy going on.  I don't have the time to look
> > closer into this right now so I've gone ahead and subscribed you
> > manually (did you get the confirmation?).  Hopefully this won't happen

I think we should change this.

Regards,
        Mario.





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