Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S964837AbWHHLNi (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Aug 2006 07:13:38 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S964845AbWHHLNi (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Aug 2006 07:13:38 -0400 Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214]:22243 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S964837AbWHHLNh (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Aug 2006 07:13:37 -0400 Message-ID: <44D871DE.1040509@garzik.org> Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:13:34 -0400 From: Jeff Garzik User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 (X11/20060614) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Alexey Zaytsev CC: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: Time to forbid non-subscribers from posting to the list? References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -4.3 (----) X-Spam-Report: SpamAssassin version 3.1.3 on srv5.dvmed.net summary: Content analysis details: (-4.3 points, 5.0 required) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 871 Lines: 25 Alexey Zaytsev wrote: > Hello, list. > > What are the objections to makeing lkml and other lists at vget > subscribers-only? > Non-subscribers messages could still be allowed after moderation. > I get 1/4 of my spam from lkml, and see no benefit from allowing > non-subscribers to freely post to the list. If you are not subscribed, > you just have to wait until your mail gets approved by the moderator, > and it is not hard to subscribe anyway. The kernel developers who need to keep the barrier to bug reports low like the current policy. Get a good spam filter, I only get 1-2 pieces a day in my LKML folder. Jeff - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/