Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2017 10:05:23 -0800 From: Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> To: Thomas Mueller <mueller6722@twc.com> Cc: FreeBSD Ports ML <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: The ports@ list is now subscriber-post only Message-ID: <CAN6yY1sk_FfAnczVyoxbTURCxQ2Pu3tUDf4JAG554QpX-1awxg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5a2d059a.de9bdf0a.ed28.657dSMTPIN_ADDED_MISSING@mx.google.com> References: <2E4558AF-E197-4DC4-A8AB-E3742EDC7E23@FreeBSD.org> <5a2d059a.de9bdf0a.ed28.657dSMTPIN_ADDED_MISSING@mx.google.com>
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On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 1:59 AM, Thomas Mueller <mueller6722@twc.com> wrote: > > The ports@FreeBSD.org (aka freebsd-ports@) mailing list now requires > you to > > subscribe to the list before posting. This brings us two important > benefits: > > > * This should cut back tremendously on spam coming through the list. > > > * Users are more likely to find better answers to their questions: The > first > > three times a question is asked, it gets detailed replies. The fourth > through > > nth times usually get a one sentence reply. > > > This ONLY affects sending messages to the list. It does NOT affect: > > - Receiving messages or replies > > - Viewing the archives (https://www.freebsd.org/ > community/mailinglists.html) > > - Searching the archives > > > If you have any questions about this, don't hesitate to ask! > > # Adam > > > > Adam Weinberger > > Why only the freebsd-ports mailing list and no others? > > Other FreeBSD mailing lists get spam, and I thought freebsd-questions was > the biggest target for spam. > > NetBSD mailing lista are also spam targets. > > Tom > While I don't have a list, when I changes my default "From:" address a while back, i discovered that several FreeBSD lists are subscriber-only as my posts started getting responses that my message was being held as I was not a subscriber to the list. -- Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683
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