Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:35:11 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 262909] Some "maintainer" addresses blocked to non-subscribers Message-ID: <bug-262909-7788@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D262909 Bug ID: 262909 Summary: Some "maintainer" addresses blocked to non-subscribers Product: Ports & Packages Version: Latest Hardware: Any URL: https://www.freebsd.org/community/mailinglists/ OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Many People Priority: --- Component: Ports Framework Assignee: portmgr@FreeBSD.org Reporter: mi@FreeBSD.org CC: gnn@FreeBSD.org, ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Created attachment 232803 --> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=3D232803&action= =3Dedit Guidance from core@ on the matter of closed mailing lists Some ports have MAINTAINER set to a mailing list (such as xfce@FreeBSD.org = or java@), which makes perfect sense, when the software is as large and otherw= ise "involved". What does not make sense, is that these mailing lists are blocking non-subscribers! It should be possible for ordinary users to reach the port-maintainers with= out having to subscribe to anything first. Portmgr should take it upon themselves to pressure such port-maintainers to either: a) open up their mailing lists to all (relying on other anti-spam measures); or: b) provide a different address for contacting them. A maintainer address, that cannot be reached by a non-subscriber should be treated as all other undeliverable addresses -- and reset after a timeout period. (Yes, ports@ itself is blocked, which is unfortunate. Yet, being a special placeholder in this case anyway, it is easier for users to understand.) --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.=
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