"Karsten M. Self" wrote: > > on Sat, Sep 29, 2001 at 01:02:16PM +0100, Alex Hunsley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote: > > Who runs the debian list? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > I emailed the list owner address a little while ago and haven't > > received a response. > > > What I said in this email was: I think that it is > > an omission not to say in the confirm list subscription email message > > that all messages will be forwarded to usenet. I had no idea about > > this, so several messages with my un-munged address are on usenet, and > > I'm getting barrels of spam now. Surely it would be polite for the > > subscription process to mention that your messages end up on usenet? > > A mailing list is an inherently open form of communication. Assume your > address is well known, and assume that your message(s) will be > distributed broadly. The d-u list is archived in any of several spots, > and an individual message may be forwarded or posted depending on the > whims of the receiver.
Ok. > I'd recommend spending less time harranging the overworked list and more > investing in a solid set of procmail filters. I would hardly describe a suggestion sent to list admin as "harranging". I read my email from several places, not all of which have a linux box handy (e.g. work). Is there a promail equivelent for windows? alex
