Re: Posting from work/university addresses

Bob Rossi
2007-08-05T01:58:21Z

On Sat, Aug 04, 2007 at 08:06:58PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 04, 2007 at 04:04:23PM -0400, Bob Rossi wrote:
> >On Sat, Aug 04, 2007 at 11:32:44AM -0700, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
> >>I know you are just trying to be really precise about what is
> >>happening, but, honestly, don't worry: we're free software volunteers
> >>just like you. We're on your side. We won't do anything dumb.
> >
> >I think Eli has a very good point in this matter. It is very easy for
> >a group of talented people to say "trust us, we are doing the correct
> >thing". However, over time, the people change, and other motivating
> >factors can creep in. I agree its best to keep all policy about this
> >matter open. If everyone is doing the right thing, then there is
> >absolutely nothing to hide, right? or perhaps you are afraid that if
> >the spammers know what you are blocking, then they will get good at
> >spamming...
>
> I believe that Ian pointed you to web pages which talk about the spam
> blocking. Here's one in particular:
>
> http://sourceware.org/lists.html#spam
>
> The vast majority of email received at sourceware.org is spam. We have
> obviously been blocking it for quite some time. We also have blocked
> certain individuals who have abused the privilege of sending email to
> the mailing lists.
>
> Remember that you know that the disclaimer block is happening because I
> mentioned it. Suggesting that there may be other motivations for the
> action, that we may be too stupid to do the right thing, that we may
> become untrustworthy over time, or chiding us to be open really seems
> like a pointless exercise to me.

Sure, whatever you say.