On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 01:38:01PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote: > > It would require a bit more effort to adapt it so we properly handle bounces, > > but effectively this does what you're asking about -- replies sent to a thread > > will be sent out to all addresses we've associated with that thread (via > > get_maintainer.pl). In a sense, this will create a miniature pseudo-mailing > > list per each thread with its own set of subscribers. > > > > I just need to make sure this doesn't fall over once we are hitting > > LKML-levels of activity. > > How does that square with the "subscribe by path / keyword" concept? > If we can do deep magic of this sort can we also use it to SMTP to > people what they wanted to subscribe to rather than expose it as > POP/IMAP/NNTP? Well, people can subscribe without needing to become an M: or R: entry in MAINTAINERS. I guess that would be the main difference. -K
