Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 10:17:37 -0700 From: "Peter Wemm" <peter@wemm.org> To: "Vadim Goncharov" <vadim_nuclight@mail.ru> Cc: svn-src-all <svn-src-all@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: *** HEADS UP *** FreeBSD.org commit mail list changes Message-ID: <e7db6d980810081017p8dd7c85x142099c6dfc7777e@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <opuio7q40917d6mn@nuclight> References: <20081007225414.CDFA74500F@ptavv.es.net> <opuio7q40917d6mn@nuclight>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 2:10 AM, Vadim Goncharov <vadim_nuclight@mail.ru> wrote: > 08.10.08 @ 05:54 Kevin Oberman wrote: > >>> Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 15:47:08 -0700 >>> From: "Peter Wemm" <peter@wemm.org> >>> Sender: owner-svn-src-all@freebsd.org >>> >>> *** HEADS UP *** > > [...] >> >> Thanks for the POLA violation. I think this will cause far fewer >> problems than making every subscriber update manually and I'm not even >> sure it is a violation. I'd find not getting src commit messages very >> astonishing! >> >> Anyone who read cvs-src should really be able to handle this change >> without all that much upset. > > What the fuck?! > > I've had cvs-src@ set to nomail, could write but msgs were not delivered. > I've read them via Gmane, my NNTP newsreader offers very flexible way to > filter them. Now, mail lists are switched WITHOUT 'nomail', and my local > hard drive is being spammed, instead of NNTP (and freebsd.org also wastes > resources fot that, eh?). And worse, I just CAN'T disable it again: when I > trying to login to http://lists.freebsd.org for svn-src-all@, it simply says > about authorization error! > > Moreover, this change is pain in the ass for all users who don't care about > SVN switch - while CVSUP/CSUP is in use, it is not-so-worth to care. And it > is now more difficult to manage for those who were used to cvs-all@ - a > bunch of lists instead of one. Mailman DOESN'T give me interface to manage > all my subscriptions at once - I must go and login for every one! > > I've heard several complains about this spamming change on local IRC > channels. > > Breaking POLA is bad. The password reminder thing isn't that hard. Go to the single list that I subscribed you to. http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-all then click on "unsubscribe or edit options". Type your email addres. Instead of entering a password you cllick 'send password to me'. It shouldn't take much more than 30-60 seconds. http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/options/svn-src-all -- Peter Wemm - peter@wemm.org; peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com; KI6FJV "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5 "If Java had true garbage collection, most programs would delete themselves upon execution." -- Robert Sewell
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?e7db6d980810081017p8dd7c85x142099c6dfc7777e>