On 11274 March 1977, Bernd Zeimetz wrote: >> ---+++--- >> If the Maintainer address points to a mailing list then that list must >> be configured to accept mail from those role accounts in Debian used to >> send automated mails regarding the package. This includes mail from the >> BTS, all mails from the archive software used on ftp-master as well as >> other role accounts that are commonly agreed on to send automated mails >> to the maintainers. a sample implementation of such a whitelist for >> mailman is running on alioth.debian.org. >> ---+++---
> Not sure about that. Indeed there're braindead people out there who like > to forget about such things, but I'm not sure if a must clause in the > policy helps against this. It makes it much easier to file RC bugs against such packages and get people to actually do something. > Also there're well configured lists, with mailman coughing on random > mails for no reason... Opening a mailing list for posts from > non-subscribers in general is not a really something you want, thanks > to the massive amount of spam you collect this way. Where did I write "in general" - I do hate spam too, thats why this is restricted to "open to role accounts", not "open to everyone". -- bye Joerg <elmo> if klecker.d.o died, I swear to god, I'm going to migrate to gentoo.
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