[USML Announce] Greetings

[Richard Robbins]

One thing to keep in mind is that we've always had the ability to list as
many email addresses as you want on the email list to receive email and as
many as you want to be authorized addresses to send.  So, let's say that
Jim wants to be able to send from Account A or Account B but only wishes to
receive on Account A, that's easy to set up.

The weak link for us is when owners send to the list from aol or yahoo.

Again, I'd like to see if by performing some surgery on settings I had
never heard of before this morning I might be able to rectify the issue in
general.  I'm a bit nervous about tinkering with these settings, but I can
always undo any damage.

-- Rich

On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 2:36 PM, Jim Barrett <chicagojab at gmail.com> wrote:

> Rich,
>
> Thanks for the info. A few years back I created a gmail account just for
> the USML list because of yahoo related list problems. With smartphones
> directing all email from your different accounts into one inbox, I
> encourage all you holdouts to do the same.
>
> Jim
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 26, 2016, at 11:35 AM, Richard Robbins via announce <
> announce at usml.net> wrote:
>
> Hello Friends,
>
> I wanted you to know that I'm still around and from time to time focus a
> little bit on mailing list and web site (usml.net that is) admin issues.
>
> The problem that we've seen for a few years with handling of aol and
> perhaps yahoo email to the announcement list is somewhat complicated.  As
> many of you have observed, mail from these ISPs gets mapped to spam,
> particularly by google based mail readers, no matter what you do.
>
> I've been talking to Jeff and Mark B about things we might do to solve
> it.  So far, the alternatives I've been exploring all involve redeploying
> the mailing list to another platform.  And even then, it might not work.
>
> This morning I did some deeper research on this issue and discovered that
> it's actually even more complicated than I had imagined.  At core, it has
> to do with some changes that yahoo and aol made a few years back to deviate
> from well established internet norms for email.
>
> I recognize that some of you are wed to your aol/yahoo addresses and
> aren't inclined to create a new gmail or other non-aol/non-yahoo  address
> for league matters.  If you did that and made a point of sending your
> league email from a non-aol or non-yahoo address things would work.  That's
> awkward though and it's likely you'd inadvertently use your aol or yahoo
> account at some point to post to the list.  But to be clear, the problem is
> with aol and yahoo.
>
> Aol and yahoo email users should know that this problem can crop up with a
> variety of email readers so even if we solve this problem for the usml.net
> list you will likely run into it in other areas. People will not reliably
> get your messages as they should.  Besides, aol and yahoo email accounts
> are so antiquated -- and not in a cool/hip/retro way.  Do you really want
> to advertise how old you are? Aren't your kids embarrassed?  Not that I'm
> hinting you dump those email accounts . . . Heck, we should just dump email
> and move to SnapChat or something like that, but I can't figure those
> things out either and my kids won't let me know what's really in anyways --
> because as soon as I join the party it's deemed lame.
>
> Just this morning I learned of a few changes I can make to the mailing
> list software we use, somewhat deep in the bowels of the system, that might
> help.  Then again, other stuff might break.
>
> I just tweaked one setting as an experiment.
>
> Let's see how things go.  If that doesn't help we can ponder other
> possibilities.
>
> I'm glad you all enjoyed a great draft and hope that the season is
> terrific fun for all.
>
> -- Rich
>
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