Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 12:18:47 -0500 (EST) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Mark Ovens <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: Question about subscribing to lists Message-ID: <200003051718.MAA00609@server.baldwin.cx> In-Reply-To: <20000305170248.F388@parish>
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On 05-Mar-00 Mark Ovens wrote: > I just tried subscribing to -current and got this back from majordomo (I've seen it before as well): > >>>>> subscribe current@freebsd.org > You tried to "subscribe" to a closed list "current" at Majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG. > > We have some closed lists: > > Some lists that are aliases for other lists. > The list "test" is an alias for "freebsd-test". > If you tried to subscribe a list of this type, > please subscribe to "freebsd-current" instead. > > If you have any questions about the policy of the list > owner, please contact "current-approval@FreeBSD.ORG". > > Why does one have to subscribe to "freebsd-current@freebsd.org" > yet can post to just "current@freebsd.org"? The mailing lists used to be called 'current@', 'stable@', etc. However, they were later renamed to 'freebsd-<foo>@' for clarity. To keep people from having problems if they tried to mail to the old address, the old list addresses simply forward to the new lists. The real list is 'freebsd-current' and that is the one you should subscribe to. > -- > Microsoft: Where do you want to go today? > Linux: Where do you want to go tomorrow? > BSD: Are you guys coming, or what? > -Poster at LinuxWorld 2000 -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.cslab.vt.edu/~jobaldwi/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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