Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 07:34:06 +0100 From: Kurt Jaeger <lists@opsec.eu> To: qjail1 <qjail1@a1poweruser.com> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: port maintainer address Message-ID: <20160206063406.GP46096@home.opsec.eu> In-Reply-To: <56B56114.1000401@a1poweruser.com> References: <56B56114.1000401@a1poweruser.com>
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Hi! > A year ago I was receiving loads of spam email on the maintainer email > addresses used in the ports makefile. I created bug tickets to change > the user name part of the email address for all the ports I maintain, > but some how I missed the qjail2 port. Now that port says its maintained > by ports@FreeBSD.org and the spam email has stopped. > > Since bugzilla uses the port maintainer email address as the way to > identify the port maintainer, I no longer can post updates to qjail2 > port. We'll understand that the patch comes from you, so just submit it. > Why has Freebsd NOT done something to protect their port maintainers > from spam. Because if you think that not having the mail adress in the port protects you from spam, this probably will not scale. Spam defense is not a task the FreeBSD project can also take on, in addition to all the others. -- pi@opsec.eu +49 171 3101372 4 years to go !
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