>> What we do not do, normally, is allow a >> non-describer to post to a list, I believe you're wrong, but I'm not sure I've ever tried. But on the XFS list as a primary example I believe I've seen a lot of non-subscribers posting and asking to be kept in copy of replies. Greg -- Greg Freemyer Advances are made by answering questions. Discoveries are made by questioning answers. — Bernard Haisch On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 8:03 PM, Ruben Safir <ruben@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 08/23/2017 07:46 PM, Greg Freemyer wrote: >> Rubin, did you add the ?? >> > > yes, somewhere it got reformated. > > >> If so, that's how it works. The linux-kernel mailing lists are not >> closed. Anyone can post an email to the list address, if it passes >> the spam filter it will get forwarded to the subscribers. >> >> The subscribers will do a reply-all and your thread is off to the >> races without you subscribing. >> >> Or let's say there is an ongoing thread on the SATA kernel mailing >> list and they need to bring in a core developer that isn't subscribed >> for some reason. >> >> They can just add him or her to the TO: line and going forward they >> should be kept in the loop for that thread. > > Your not adding another list, your just adding a separate user. I > usually add it to CC. What we do not do, normally, is allow a > non-describer to post to a list, nor cross posting. That is chaos at > best, and a relay hole for spam and worst. > >> >> It's a nice model for managing a large number of specialists mailing >> lists. No one wants to subscribe to all of them, but from time to >> time people need to interact with the people on one of the specialist >> email lists and don't want to have to >> subscribe->participate->unsubscribe. >> >> Greg > > > -- > So many immigrant groups have swept through our town > that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological > proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998 > http://www.mrbrklyn.com > > DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI Safir 2002 > http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software > http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/resources - Unpublished Archive > http://www.coinhangout.com - coins! > http://www.brooklyn-living.com > > Being so tracked is for FARM ANIMALS and and extermination camps, > but incompatible with living as a free human being. -RI Safir 2013 > > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
