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On Sat, 3 Dec 2016 09:14:51 -0700 (MST)
Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote:

> The volume of posts to -questions from new users has not been very high 
> for years. To me, that does not seem like a compelling reason to keep 
> the list open to posting without subscription.

	The policy along with the reply-all convention is common to all the
FreeBSD lists AFAIK and is convenient for the occasional question to the
more specialised lists.

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Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>