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Re: Administrivia



Vadim Vygonets writes:

 > > The moment
 > > we start getting an annoying amount of spam because the list is open,
 > > is the moment should start worrying about it.
 > 
 > The moment people start complaining is the moment we should start
 > about fixing the bug.  Yeah yeah.  One Microsoft way.

I'm sorry to sound even more Microsoftian, but this is not a bug, this
is a feature. :-) One that allows us to subscibe e.g. using
username-linuxil@domain.com for filtering purposes and continue using
username@domain.com when mailing out so that personal replies go back
to the right mailbox. Sure this separation can be done using one mail
address and procmail filtering rules, but may people prefer it the
other way, and what is the reason to reduce choice, solving *no
problem whatsoever*? When we will have no other choice, we'll do it.
I don't see what's so hard to understand about it.

 > I'm asking again and again: how come that people on other mailing
 > lists can live perfectly with closed-post mailing lists, and you,
 > the mailing list dealing with Linux, the operating system for the
 > clever hackers, can't?  Just explain it to me, will you?

God, just don't let this explode to a flame war.

Sure it can be worked around, and there certainly are lists which
*need* this measure of protection, but as long as we don't, I suggest
we keep this this measure deactivated, since it is more convenient
that way.


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