Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 09:01:24 -0400 From: Paul Kraus <paul@kraus-haus.org> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: List Spam Filtering Message-ID: <31B79403-401A-4BFC-835E-EC89D84F83C2@kraus-haus.org> In-Reply-To: <5192F06A.5060308@herveybayaustralia.com.au> References: <1368039547.0568389241738319@mf7.sendgrid.net> <201305090026.r490QQeA095142@fire.js.berklix.net> <20130512120452.GA27244@gsp.org> <5192F06A.5060308@herveybayaustralia.com.au>
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On May 14, 2013, at 10:18 PM, Da Rock = <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> wrote: > I'm a big fan of _not_ having to subscribe to a list to get a quick = hand with a one off problem (obviously not this one!)- otherwise too = many lists get subscribed to, oodles of messages come in which you can't = do anything about and so forth (so its not simply just a matter of = subscribe, unsubscribe as noted). Unfortunately, many see it as a spam = filter and thereby abuse it. How often do you need help with an issue = with libreoffice, mozilla whatever, or other application? And yet = subscription is compulsory and a ton of messages (devs convs mostly) = come flooding in within minutes. Other lists I have been on had both a list and a forum that = accessed the same content. While I see that FreeBSD has both, I do not = think they share content. A forum gateway to the list would permit folks = to sign up for the forum and NOT get a ton of email. If the forum were = publicly readable that would also provide a way to look through (if not = search) the archives. I am not trying to make work for people, just suggesting another = way to address the competing issues of SPAM reduction and ease of = access. -- Paul Kraus Deputy Technical Director, LoneStarCon 3 Sound Coordinator, Schenectady Light Opera Company
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