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bug#936: fixing/disabling the bug news->mail gateway
From: |
Richard Stallman |
Subject: |
bug#936: fixing/disabling the bug news->mail gateway |
Date: |
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:46:43 -0500 |
> I think it would be acceptable to make the gateway one-way,
> mail->news only. I don't think people need to be able to report
> bugs via usenet. For those who want to do so, gmane exists.
Let's just make it one-way. Maintaining two-way gateways is fine if
there's negligible hassle (e.g. help-gnu-emacs), but in this case it's
too much trouble.
I agree there is no _need_ for people to be able to post bug reports
as news. But what would be the practical result of a "one-way gateway"
when someone tries to post a bug report as news?
Would it mean that his bug report appears as news, and all seems well,
but it is never seen on the mailing list? That is not a very good
outcome.
If the gateway could send him mail to inform him that he has to post
via mail, not via news, that would be much better.