Re: [Hampshire] Trouble joining linux freedom forums

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Author: alan c
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Trouble joining linux freedom forums
Hugo Mills wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 06:05:34PM +0000, alan c wrote:
>> Kev wrote:
>> > I didn't ask previously, but thought I would check - you have looked in
>> > spam boxes I assume.
>> >
>> > Anyway, pm sent to the admin regardless.
>>
>> Tried again, still nothing in my waitrose mail account, however, I did
>> find one of my attempted memberships *did* get a response to my yahoo
>> address - and yes, it was in the spam folder.
>>
>> Thanks again for your help!
>> it was really useful to know that mail was being sent out.
>> I have all filters and spam controls turned off for my waitrose mail
>> account settings and have contacted them for an explanation.
>> I think they use a higher level spam filter that I cannot control.
>>
>> I hope your email will prompt a response at some time, and now with my
>> secondary ID membership I can myself contact the admin.
>>
>> I wonder why the emails from them:
>> > From: jonathan@??? <jonathan@???>
>> > Subject: Welcome to "Linux Freedom"
>
>    Well, it's a generic-looking subject line, it's not got a real name
> in the From line (and, indeed, just repeats the email address). Is the
> content in HTML-only? Does it have lots of images attached? Is it
> multi-part MIME, posibly with different textual content between the
> plain and HTML parts? Is there a spamassassin report in the mail
> headers that could tell you more about the spam decision?


Thanks Hugo, that will be really useful as I follow this up.
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alan cocks
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