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authorRobin H. Johnson <robbat2@gentoo.org>2022-11-24 10:37:43 -0800
committerRobin H. Johnson <robbat2@gentoo.org>2022-11-24 10:37:43 -0800
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mailing-lists: be really clear that mail from non-subscribed addresses is dropped
- faq: improve clarity that you must be subscribed to mail any list. - index, all-lists: Add a note that you must be subscribed to mail, with link to faq/instructions. - all-lists: duplicate the code-of-conduct reminder from the index page Signed-off-by: Robin H. Johnson <robbat2@gentoo.org>
-rw-r--r--content/get-involved/mailing-lists/_index.html4
-rw-r--r--content/get-involved/mailing-lists/all-lists.html8
-rw-r--r--content/get-involved/mailing-lists/faq.html29
3 files changed, 32 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/content/get-involved/mailing-lists/_index.html b/content/get-involved/mailing-lists/_index.html
index d034b0b..cf44e4e 100644
--- a/content/get-involved/mailing-lists/_index.html
+++ b/content/get-involved/mailing-lists/_index.html
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ draft: false
Like all of our Gentoo community venues, the mailing lists are governed by our <a href="https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Council/Code_of_conduct">Code of Conduct</a>.
</p>
+ <p>
+ Please ensure you read the <a href="/get-involved/mailing-lists/instructions.html" aria-selected="false">list instructions &amp; FAQs</a> for help mailing the lists. You <b>must</b> be subscribed (regular, digest or nomail) to send mail to the lists. Mail from unsubscribed addresses will be dropped.
+ </p>
+
<h2>Main lists</h2>
<h3>gentoo-user</h3>
diff --git a/content/get-involved/mailing-lists/all-lists.html b/content/get-involved/mailing-lists/all-lists.html
index 9922eff..dbd622b 100644
--- a/content/get-involved/mailing-lists/all-lists.html
+++ b/content/get-involved/mailing-lists/all-lists.html
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ url: "/get-involved/mailing-lists/all-lists.html"
This page lists all mailing lists offered by our project and tells you who the moderators are.
</p>
+ <p>
+ Like all of our Gentoo community venues, the mailing lists are governed by our <a href="https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Council/Code_of_conduct">Code of Conduct</a>.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Please ensure you read the <a href="/get-involved/mailing-lists/instructions.html" aria-selected="false">list instructions &amp; FAQs</a> for help mailing the lists. You <b>must</b> be subscribed (regular, digest or nomail) to send mail to the lists. Mail from unsubscribed addresses will be dropped.
+ </p>
+
<div class="well well-sm">
<strong>Legend:</strong>
<span class="fa fa-fw fa-send"></span> Send message ·
diff --git a/content/get-involved/mailing-lists/faq.html b/content/get-involved/mailing-lists/faq.html
index 2de55d4..35b42a1 100644
--- a/content/get-involved/mailing-lists/faq.html
+++ b/content/get-involved/mailing-lists/faq.html
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ url: "/get-involved/mailing-lists/instructions.html"
<p><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">listname@lists.gentoo.org</code></p>
+ <p>If you are not subscribed, your mail will be silently dropped. See the <a href="i-subscribed-to-a-list-using-my-home-email-address-but-i-cant-post-to-the-list-from-work-what-do-i-do-to-fix-this">"Nomail"</a> section below for a further discussion.</p>
+
<h2 id="unsubscribing">Unsubscribing</h2>
<p>To unsubscribe from a list, send an empty email to:</p>
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ url: "/get-involved/mailing-lists/instructions.html"
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">listname+unsubscribe-digest@lists.gentoo.org</code></p>
<p>Some users may want to post to the list, but not actually receive mail from it (such as those who read lists via an alternate method, such as gmane).
- These users may subscribe to the “nomail” option of each list:</p>
+ These users may subscribe to the "nomail" option of each list:</p>
<p><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">listname+subscribe-nomail@lists.gentoo.org</code><br>
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">listname+unsubscribe-nomail@lists.gentoo.org</code></p>
@@ -84,17 +86,26 @@ url: "/get-involved/mailing-lists/instructions.html"
<h2 id="faq">FAQ</h2>
- <h3 id="i-subscribed-to-a-list-using-my-home-email-address-but-i-cant-post-to-the-list-from-work-what-do-i-do-to-fix-this">I subscribed to a list using my home email address, but I can’t post to the list from work. What do I do to fix this?</h3>
+ <h3 id="i-subscribed-to-a-list-using-my-home-email-address-but-i-cant-post-to-the-list-from-work-what-do-i-do-to-fix-this">"Nomail": I subscribed to a list using my home email address, but I can’t post to the list from work. What do I do to fix this?</h3>
+
+ <p>To reduce spam, all of our lists are configured to only allow posts from official subscriber email addresses. Mail from addresses that are not subscribed is silently dropped.</p>
- <p>To reduce spam, all of our lists are configured to only allow posts from official subscriber email addresses.
- Fortunately, mlmmj supports “nomail” subscriptions, allowing you to register alternate email addresses that can be used only for posting to the list.</p>
+ <p>It is possible to subscribe for posting-only: mlmmj supports "nomail" subscriptions, allowing you to register alternate email addresses that can be used only for posting to the list.</p>
- <p>Here’s an example of how this works:
- Let’s say you subscribed to the gentoo-dev list as <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">jim@home.com</code>, but you’d also like to post to the list using your <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">james@work.com</code> email address.
+ <p>Here’s an example of how this works:</p>
+ <ol>
+ <li>
+ Let’s say you subscribed to the gentoo-dev list as <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">jim@home.com</code>, but you’d also like to post to the list using your <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">james@work.com</code> email address.
+ </li>
+ <li>
To do this, send a message (as <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">james@work.com</code>) to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">gentoo-dev+subscribe-nomail@lists.gentoo.org</code>.
- You should then be allowed to post to gentoo-dev using both your home and work email addresses.</p>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ You should then be allowed to post to gentoo-dev using both your home and work email addresses.
+ </li>
+ </ol>
- <p>In line with the original spam reduction goal, if you post to the list from a non-subscribed address, your mail will be delivered to <tt>/dev/null</tt>.
+ <p>In line with the original spam reduction goal, if you post to the list from a non-subscribed address, your mail will be delivered to <code>/dev/null</code>.
You will not receive any bounce message from our servers. This prevents spammers from forging your address to get a bounce delivered to you.</p>
<h3 id="i-want-to-switch-from-regular-delivery-to-digest-delivery-how-do-i-do-this">I want to switch from regular delivery to digest delivery. How do I do this?</h3>
@@ -160,4 +171,4 @@ Mail/listname
<p>These policies are based on the <a href="https://www.debian.org/MailingLists/disclaimer">policies of the Debian mailing lists</a>.</p>
</div>
-</div> \ No newline at end of file
+</div>