mike_israel

   

Vic,

Messages could list the individual as the sender but this would create two problems.

1) Your email address would be readily available to all the spambots that spider this and other lists. All the messages show up in Google, if your email address is included that would be visible to the world.

As is, you see something like this:
RE: [General Amphicar Discussion-t-19924] Re: IAOC Newsletter / Roster / InfoSplitPersonality

IF you are a registered list member, and not a Spambot, you can take the extra step of going to the forum and looking up SplitPersonality.

2) Many messages might get trapped by spam filters as each would have a different email address.

3) Several members have all list messages automatically placed in one folder. You would need to know the name of every list member. If you get a message from hotbilge.AT.aol.com with a subject like "My engine is revving too fast" you probably would never even open it even though it might be a legitimate message.

The last point is that people should not be posting messages to all 300 list members that are intended for an individual. The 299 other members do not really need to be seeing a message that states, "Did you receive my check for membership renewal ...?" In those cases the forum itself has a private messaging capability as well as the ability to click on someones name and send them an email.

I'll give some thought to possible work arounds. Unfortunately, everything is ultimately a trade-off.

Thanks,

Mike