[ovs-dev] OVS mailing lists *sometimes* replace the From: address by the list address

[Ben Pfaff]

On Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 01:46:18PM -0400, Aaron Conole wrote:
> Ben Pfaff <blp at ovn.org> writes:
> 
> > On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 09:03:19PM -0700, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> >> On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 12:13:23PM -0400, Aaron Conole wrote:
> >> > Ben Pfaff <blp at ovn.org> writes:
> >> > 
> >> > > Hi Linux Foundation folks,
> >> > >
> >> > > We're seeing a recurring problem on the ovs-dev mailing list where, for
> >> > > some people, mailman is replacing the poster's own email address in
> >> > > mailing list messages by the list address, in the From: header.  Can you
> >> > > help us figure out what's going on?  Here is the latest example:
> >> > 
> >> > Most recent example is archived here:
> >> > https://mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-dev/2019-March/357100.html
> >> > 
> >> > Seems this does still happen.  The message id is:
> >> > 
> >> > <20190308212233.35688-1-vsairam at vmware.com>
> >> > 
> >> > Hopefully you can help us figure out what is happening :)
> >> 
> >> Hi LF folks, anyone there?  I first wrote to you about 2 weeks ago and
> >> it's been only crickets since then.  Help appreciated, thanks.
> >
> > I received an autoreply from LF saying that they don't use email for
> > support anymore and to file a ticket.  I did:
> >
> >         https://jira.linuxfoundation.org/servicedesk/customer/portal/2/IT-49
> >
> > I have no idea whether the ticket is public.
> 
> Thanks, Ben.
> 
> I tried to view it, but I don't have permissions.

The LF staff immediately closed my ticket as a duplicate of another
ticket that I do not have permission to view.