Re: [cobalt-users] Anonymous listers (was Re: WildCard DNS)

[Kris Dahl <krislists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I've been concerned for awhile now, about several listers who
> don't seem to have names. Does AOL's Email client not allow the use
> of signatures, or real names? Is Linux so difficult to use that
> people have to settle for Email "role accounts"?
> 
> Pardon me for seeming slightly paranoid, but I prefer to give
> advice/help/replies to people who aren't "handles", "nicknames" or
> can otherwise be referenced by some given name/surname structure. Is
> that too much to ask that ...
> Cmopollux,
> "Webmaster",
> "Sales - Way to the Web",
> "Linux Host",
> "WebWorkshop",
> "Worldwide Beauty Store Staff",
> "WebFusion System Administrator", etc.
> 
> ... at LEAST sign a NAME to go along with the
> non-descriptive references that they have used to setup their Email
> clients?

Thanks for the post, its a great point.

I'd like to add one to the list, who I consider to be the lamest offender,
IMHO: 'Cobalt Lists'.

There are several fields in the mail headers.  One is 'Name'; your name goes
there.  One is 'Organization'; organization goes there.  If you need to name
your account, most mail clients will allow you to do this: i.e. I call my
krislists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx account "Kris Mailing Lists".

And a pointer from someone who reads quite a few mailing lists: get a
seperate account for a) each or b) all of you mailing lists.  This helps so
you can check email from remote quickly (i.e. snag the 'real' email).  It
also cuts down on SPAM.  Lastly so you can be a 'person' instead of an
'entity' when posting on the list.

Cheers,
-k