From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 29 18:28:22 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2458616A41F; Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:28:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from speedfactory.net (mail6.speedfactory.net [66.23.216.219]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5451343D58; Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:28:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (unverified [66.23.211.162]) by speedfactory.net (SurgeMail 3.5b3) with ESMTP id 2818094 for multiple; Tue, 29 Nov 2005 13:28:32 -0500 Received: from localhost (john@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id jATISHY3073640; Tue, 29 Nov 2005 13:28:17 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 13:28:31 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.2 References: <200511291736.jATHaJrn079068@www.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200511291736.jATHaJrn079068@www.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-6" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200511291328.32727.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on server.baldwin.cx X-Server: High Performance Mail Server - http://surgemail.com r=1653887525 Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org, Takeo Hashimoto Subject: Re: advocacy/89731: TOO MANY SPAMs on jp.freebsd.org's mailing list X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:28:22 -0000 On Tuesday 29 November 2005 12:36 pm, Takeo Hashimoto wrote: > >Description: > > there are too many spams on jp.freebsd.org's mailing list. > - newbie can not find any kind of know-how from ML archive site. > - almost expert user are disappointed at miserable state of community. > - oldie does not think about mass happiness. > - once you post article to lists, spammer get your address from archive. > - waste network traffic and server resource. > - distinct honor of "FreeBSD is a freedom for spammer" Note that FreeBSD.org doesn't administer the services on jp.FreeBSD.org. Instead, jp.FreeBSD.org is delegated to a separate group that manages all of the resources for jp.FreeBSD.org including DNS, mailing lists, etc. You need to contact the folks there via postmaster@jp.FreeBSD.org. Note also that spam is an unfortunate reality and that there is only so much that a public mailing list run by volunteers in their spare time can do. -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org