On 06/03/14 21:01, berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote: > Hello. > > As I am starting to subscribe to various mailing lists, I have noticed > that some uses a kind of tag in subjects. Obviously, it is added by the > ml-engine, not by users.
Yes. My local LUG and other lists do the same thing - append the list name to the subject line. > I am also receiving more and more spam since 2 months. I guess my > address was sold to or found by some f****** spammers, which do not > understand that someone without a classic hotmail, google or whatever > mainstream mail provider will probably know what a spam is and only be > annoyed. These lists are frequently scraped by spammers for their lists. Par for the course. > > So I think that it could be useful to have this one prefixing mails > with, for example [debian-user], or [du] or whatever. But I do not know > where to submit this idea. Do someone knows? The mailing list manager(?) But I wouldn't be surprised if the request is considered a redundant requirement i.e. the email sender does exactly the same thing, so why should debian lists make up for the lack of functionality in a product like Roundcube? Note that Roundcube has a plugin API, so it should be possible to add more filtering on send address basis and/or prefix the subject line, I'm also pretty sure it has a tag plugin that works the same as the Icedove one. > > I know that some MUAs are able to do such kind of filtering > automatically, but I am using a webmail (roundcube) most of the time, > which have less features, but have the same configuration and display on > all computers I use to access my mails :) > > You're kind of stuck with the lack of features with Roundmail and it's plugins (or the need to create new ones) - which is a reason I don't use it (I have reverse ssh tunnel to my work Icedove so I don't need multiple MUAs). I note you do use Icebird (Thunderbird but betterer) which has excellent filtering capabilities. I have directories beneath my Icedove mail accounts and use it's filtering system to move mail from Incoming to the relevant directory using Subject and/or Content to remove the high noise:signal posters to the um, big round grey filing cabinet, and Sender filters to move Incoming from debian-user to the debian-user directory, the remainder go to Offlist. NOTES re spam control and filtering/tagging: I use free email accounts for high-volume mailing lists like this one, so I don't have the same problems as you (a third-party does the first round of Spam filtering). I also make use of my free email providers sort-of-alias email address capability. i.e. this email address is scott.ferguson.debian.user@notpluggingmyemail.provider, I can add, remove or move dots in the email user name when posting (not subscribing) and the replies will carry dots in the same position - which allows me to determine where spammers got an email address from, as well as enabling further Icedove filtering. I don't know if your provider allows that functionality - some also allow additions i.e. scott.ferguson.debian.user+justAtest@whatever and anything following the "+" is ignored when matching accounts. Some email providers won't allow mixed case either. I also use an Icedove extension to add tagging to it's filtering ability. Perhaps Roundmails tagging plugin would prove useful? Kind regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/53184e3f.6060...@gmail.com
