From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932560AbWFLWJS (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:09:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932575AbWFLWJS (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:09:18 -0400 Received: from xenotime.net ([66.160.160.81]:63895 "HELO xenotime.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S932560AbWFLWJR (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:09:17 -0400 Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:12:02 -0700 From: "Randy.Dunlap" To: "Jesper Juhl" Cc: nick@linicks.net, vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl, bernd@firmix.at, mf.danger@gmail.com, dwmw2@infradead.org, matti.aarnio@zmailer.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: VGER does gradual SPF activation (FAQ matter) Message-Id: <20060612151202.64327bf2.rdunlap@xenotime.net> In-Reply-To: <9a8748490606121506w43c8a45yf44d0c4120ae80c@mail.gmail.com> References: <1150100843.26402.22.camel@tara.firmix.at> <200606122025.k5CKPTGB005597@laptop11.inf.utfsm.cl> <7c3341450606121410y7f2349e1y7d8ecf3f3873732@mail.gmail.com> <9a8748490606121506w43c8a45yf44d0c4120ae80c@mail.gmail.com> Organization: YPO4 X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 2.2.5 (GTK+ 2.8.3; x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:06:52 +0200 Jesper Juhl wrote: > On 12/06/06, Nick Warne wrote: > > I have been following this closely, and without getting into the > > discussion re SPF, I think one issue especially affecting LKML is the > > traffic. > > > > One (almost sure) fire way to stop the spam is to make a subscribed > > ML. But people like myself cannot/have not the resource to take on > > the 200+ mails a day (how the kernel devs manage it, I don't know?). > > > > So I have subscribed via my gmail account to follow the mails, but > > then at least I can reply from my 'real address' and keep the thread > > intact (if you see what I mean). > > > > So, why not make the list a subscribe only list to SEND, but give an > > option to NOT receive any mail from the list unless CC'ed? > > > > Making subscription to LKML a requirement would be a major barier for > people who just want to shoot off a bug report or similar but who do > not want to be subscribed (nor can be botherd to go through the > motions to subscribe, or perhaps can't work out how to subscribe)... > We want users to be able to submit bugreports to the list easily. or they could use bugzilla.kernel.org ... --- ~Randy