The ports@ list is now subscriber-post only
Thomas Mueller
mueller6722 at twc.com
Sun Dec 10 09:59:42 UTC 2017
> The ports at 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
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