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Date:      Thu, 9 Aug 2007 11:04:33 -0400
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        Thomas Zander <thomas.e.zander@googlemail.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD - Ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Subject:   Re: for Thomas E. Zander, mplayer maintainer.
Message-ID:  <20070809150433.GB2431@rot26.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <786602c60708090759u5278715ct4492254dcfb7f0a5@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <46B64819.5080606@FreeBSD.org> <20070805220156.GA25122@rot26.obsecurity.org> <786602c60708090659w6ecf14f6y9ef4b8e55eea17c8@mail.gmail.com> <20070809141339.GA1383@rot26.obsecurity.org> <786602c60708090759u5278715ct4492254dcfb7f0a5@mail.gmail.com>

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On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 10:59:49PM +0800, Thomas Zander wrote:
> On 09/08/07, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote:
> > Try to imagine the situation if it was reversed.  Suppose you were
> > trying to send email about a problem or suggested improvement to
> > someone in the project, but that person bounced your mail with a
> > sweeping generalization like "Rejected: too many germans are spammers
> > and you might be one too".  How would that make you feel?
> 
> Probably it would feel very similar to submitting a patch for an open
> problem that is flawlessly picked up by whatever bug reporting system
> $project is currently using and then nobody is taking care of it for
> several years?
> Or does it feel similar like getting mails saying "Your port is crap. Fix it!"?
> Don't patrionise me. I did not intend for something like this to happen.
> 
> > I trust you'll take steps to restore the ability of our russian users
> > (and other groups who may be filtered in bulk by your mail server) to
> > contact you by email.
> 
> Sure. But I also would have done it without your explicit, additional,
> and frankly somewhat arrogant looking comment. Sergey's mail would
> have been completely sufficient.

Excellent, glad to hear it.

Kris



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