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Date:      Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:59:41 -0500
From:      Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
To:        Brian Candler <B.Candler@pobox.com>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: current@ and freebsd-current@
Message-ID:  <438F2BFD.9030408@mac.com>
In-Reply-To: <20051201095426.GD17378@uk.tiscali.com>
References:  <20051201095426.GD17378@uk.tiscali.com>

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Brian Candler wrote:
> I see a number of mails cross-posted to current@freebsd.org and
> freebsd-current@freebsd.org, and so get two copies in the freebsd-current
> digest I receive.
> 
> Is there any reason to have two addresses pointing at this list? As far as I
> can see from the web, 'freebsd-current@' is the advertised address. If
> current@ is a legacy hangover, could it be killed?

I've asked postmaster@ about this, and there are mechanisms in place which are
supposed to merge the two names to avoid duplicate postings, but some messages
seem to get missed.

-- 
-Chuck



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