The ports@ list is now subscriber-post only

Kevin Oberman rkoberman at gmail.com
Sun Dec 10 18:05:26 UTC 2017


On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 1:59 AM, Thomas Mueller <mueller6722 at twc.com> wrote:

> > 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
>

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 at gmail.com
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