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Date:      Mon, 08 Feb 2016 12:32:28 -0600
From:      Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com>
To:        "N.J. Thomas" <njt@ayvali.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: mailing list software recommendation
Message-ID:  <DD7C1C60E4E021DEE88FF0BF@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local>
In-Reply-To: <20160208070514.GA13769@ayvali.org>
References:  <56B804D0.3010706@gmail.com> <56B81FC9.9010101@parts-unknown.org> <20160208070514.GA13769@ayvali.org>

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--On February 7, 2016 at 11:05:14 PM -0800 "N.J. Thomas" <njt@ayvali.org> 
wrote:

> * David Benfell <benfell@parts-unknown.org> [2016-02-07 20:55:37-0800]:
>> > I am looking for a mailing list software application in the ports
>> > collection that DOESN'T show any list members email address in the
>> > posts.
>>
>> I believe mailman can do this. It is an option in the mailing list
>> configuration but it is not on by default.
>
> Correct. Install GNU Mailman from ports, and set the anonymous_list
> option when setting up your list. But see also the caveat from the docs:
>
>    anonymous_list
>
>           This variable allows you to turn on some simple anonymizing
>           features of Mailman. When you set this option to Yes, Mailman
>           will remove or replace the From:, Sender:, and Reply-To:
>           fields of any message posted to the list.
>

Make sure you setup DKIM as well.  Otherwise you'll have mail rejected 
constantly and accounts being disabled as a result.

Paul Schmehl, Retired
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