On Thu, Sep 21, 2006 at 05:01:33PM +0100 or thereabouts, John Kelly wrote: > On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:39:08 -0400, Stephen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >It's not appropriate in my view, to allow anyone to post to debian-user, > >without first subscribing. Apparently, anyone can post to debian-user, > >without needing to do that step. I don't buy the argument that it's too > >much of a hurdle to expect a newbie to debian to subscribe -- > >Subscribing to e-mail lists is done pretty much everywhere, so it's an > >expected task, by pretty much anyone using them. > > If debian-user was only a mailing-list, many people would agree.
Please read below.
> But debian-user is more than a mailing list. It's also gated to the
> Usenet newsgroup linux.debian.user, where anyone can post.
>
> That's just the way Usenet newsgroups work.
>
> Spam filtering of non subscribers, after the fact, is the only method
> possible, under the circumstances.
Not necessarily. I'm on a couple of other lists that are gated to USENET
, as well as being on private company servers. Anyone can read/reply to
the USENET postings, but they won't make it to the private server, until
one registers there first. There is no reason it can't be done this way
here. I should point out, that these other lists I'm talking about are
for Graphic Designers -- If these non-conformists accept this, then I'm
sure the new user to Debian can, and won't be access challenged.
I understand the argument that Debian wishes to make getting and
receiving help, as easy as possible. Having the requirement for one to
register to the e-mail list first, is not mutually exclusive to the goal
of Debian support being open to everyone/anywhere.
What it shows is Debian acting responsible in helping prevent the
proliferation of UCE and showing a proactive stance.
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Regards
Stephen
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