[Bug 262909] Some "maintainer" addresses blocked to non-subscribers

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=262909

            Bug ID: 262909
           Summary: Some "maintainer" addresses blocked to non-subscribers
           Product: Ports & Packages
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
               URL: https://www.freebsd.org/community/mailinglists/
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Many People
          Priority: ---
         Component: Ports Framework
          Assignee: portmgr@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: mi@FreeBSD.org
                CC: gnn@FreeBSD.org, ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org

Created attachment 232803
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Guidance from core@ on the matter of closed mailing lists

Some ports have MAINTAINER set to a mailing list (such as xfce@FreeBSD.org or
java@), which makes perfect sense, when the software is as large and otherwise
"involved".

What does not make sense, is that these mailing lists are blocking
non-subscribers!

It should be possible for ordinary users to reach the port-maintainers without
having to subscribe to anything first.

Portmgr should take it upon themselves to pressure such port-maintainers to
either:
a) open up their mailing lists to all (relying on other anti-spam measures);
or:
b) provide a different address for contacting them.

A maintainer address, that cannot be reached by a non-subscriber should be
treated as all other undeliverable addresses -- and reset after a timeout
period.

(Yes, ports@ itself is blocked, which is unfortunate. Yet, being a special
placeholder in this case anyway, it is easier for users to understand.)

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