Of course, -user having so much traffic makes it VERY difficult for many people to stay on it. I've heard it suggested that -user be split into different lists for different types of help related issues. Since there would be new lists, it would also allow this issue to be addressed, or at least it will help with the current list of address grabbers. Perhaps another way is to have a weekly or monthly check to verify that people are actually reading from the list. Most grabbers wouldn't respond, so we could use this to catch them, and inform their ISPs of possibly illegal/unethical behavior. Another service the Debian project can contribute to the community ;) Dave Bristel On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, Joseph Carter wrote: > Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 18:17:50 -0800 > From: Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@debian.org> > To: Debian Development <debian-devel@lists.debian.org> > Subject: Re: [IMPORTANT] Disaster Preperations! > Resent-Date: 17 Mar 1999 02:22:11 -0000 > Resent-From: debian-devel@lists.debian.org > Resent-cc: recipient list not shown: ; > > On Tue, Mar 16, 1999 at 01:02:09PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote: > > > * I would appreciate it if someone would > > > * mangle my email address for spam reasons and forward this to -user > > > * where it will do more good. > > > > What? It's not like this isn't a public list as well. If you're a debian > > developer, your address is out there, on innumerable web pages and > > newsgroups and mailing lists, just waiting to be harvested - nothing can > > prevent that. > > Nobody has addressed the more significant issue that while -devel is "out > there", -user is "out there and actively harvested for new email > addresses" Quite probably nobody CAN address it really, but I consider > it a serious issue. I don't have time to wade through the extra spam I > would get if I started posting things to -user. If someone else already > does and gets this crap anyway, well... > > -- > Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@debian.org> Debian GNU/Linux developer > PGP: E8D68481E3A8BB77 8EE22996C9445FBE The Source Comes First! > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > "What is striking, however, is the general layout and integration of the > system. Debian is a truly elegant Linux distribution; great care has > been taken in the preparation of packages and their placement within the > system. The sheer number of packages available is also impressive...." >
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