Re: Question about attachments on the mailing list

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(Questions about mailing list mechanics that are not really related to
gcc help should go to gcc-help-owner or postmaster.  That should be
mentioned on https://gcc.gnu.org/lists.html)

On Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 02:40:53PM -0500, Erick Ochoa wrote:
>* Are attachments allowed? The policies [1] say that attachments for
>large messages are allowed. Are they not allowed for smaller
>messages?

Some attachments are allowed.  Your specific email was blocked because
it used application/x-zip-compressed which is a frequent method that
spammers use to obfuscate their payload.

>* I subscribed to the mailing list after sending my e-mail with the
>attachment. Are attachments only allowed for subscribers? The spam
>blocking section [1] says subscribers will not be subject to any kind
>of spam blocking.

The spam blocking section is wrong.  We block anything that seems to be
spam.  Subscribing only raises the threshold slightly.

cgf
aka postmaster at gcc /sourceware




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