<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">here is a thought...<div><br></div><div>can you make the list moderated for anyone thats not a listed mirror admin contact (and centos team ofc) so that this junk gets filtered?</div><div><br></div><div>its my understanding that this list is only for mirror admins and prospective mirror admins, i wonder how many people have possibly also subscribed to this list thinking they get some "insider information" about mirrors or centos releases?</div><div><br></div><div><div apple-content-edited="true"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Kind regards, <br>Anthony Somerset <br> <br>Somerset Technical Solutions Ltd. <br><a href="http://www.somersettechsolutions.co.uk">www.somersettechsolutions.co.uk</a> <br>Registered in the UK – Company no. 07738444 </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">VAT Registration No: 140 6916 22<br>T: +44 (0) 33 0088 2751 <br>E: <a href="mailto:anthony@somersettechsolutions.co.uk">anthony@somersettechsolutions.co.uk</a><br>PGP: 0x7C892BF5<br><br></div>
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<br><div><div>On 13 Mar 2013, at 01:12, Ralph Angenendt <<a href="mailto:ralph.angenendt@gmail.com">ralph.angenendt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">On 08.03.2013 01:16, John R. Dennison wrote:<br><br><blockquote type="cite">1) Figure out what is going on with all the subscriptions from people that<br> obviously don't want to be here.<br></blockquote><br>That is the problem. There is nothing strange going on in Mailman land<br>(as I've stated a few times).<br><br>Someone is using/has been using the mail interface to subscribe mail<br>addresses to the list (and probably adding their spam to the bottom of<br>that mail, hoping that mailman will also include the complete<br>subscription mail when going to step 2).<br><br>Then comes step 2: Mailman asks people if they have subscribed. Ignore<br>that mail and you won't see another (except you get another mail from<br>step 1). BUT: You did not want to be on that mailing list. And what is<br>it about that subscription?<br><br>So you open up your mail client, replying with a harsh mail, saying you<br>don't want to be on that list, telling people to unsubscribe you.<br><br>By doing so, you leave the subject intact. And hit "Send Mail". Mailman<br>sees that mail, looks for the magic in there, and it is all there. Et<br>voilà, you have subscribed yourself.<br><br><blockquote type="cite">2) Fix the problem as determined from above.<br></blockquote><br>This is the problem: That is something unfixable.<br><br><blockquote type="cite">1) Announce mass unsubscribe to all members via mass mail.<br><br>2) Unsubscribe everyone.<br><br>3) Let those truly interested in being back here resubscribe themselves.<br></blockquote><br>Yes, that might be worth a discussion, I don't see any other "escape<br>mechanism" at the moment. Except list moderation, but I don't see anyone<br>really having the time for that.<br><br>Ralph<br>_______________________________________________<br>CentOS-mirror mailing list<br><a href="mailto:CentOS-mirror@centos.org">CentOS-mirror@centos.org</a><br>http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-mirror<br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>