X-Original-To: pgsql-www-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 903C59DC846; Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:46:38 -0400 (AST) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 33937-01; Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:46:36 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from candle.pha.pa.us (candle.pha.pa.us [70.90.9.53]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C8C59DC83B; Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:46:29 -0400 (AST) Received: (from pgman@localhost) by candle.pha.pa.us (8.11.6/8.11.6) id k0GKkWJ25692; Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:46:32 -0500 (EST) From: Bruce Momjian Message-Id: <200601162046.k0GKkWJ25692@candle.pha.pa.us> Subject: Re: Press email list In-Reply-To: <20060116155325.E28752@ganymede.hub.org> To: "Marc G. Fournier" Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:46:32 -0500 (EST) CC: "Joshua D. Drake" , PostgreSQL www X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL121 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.119 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.119] X-Spam-Score: 0.119 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200601/149 X-Sequence-Number: 9337 Marc G. Fournier wrote: > On Mon, 16 Jan 2006, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > > > >> > >> press is one of the only lists we run, though, that doesn't restrict > >> posters to it (ie. you don't have to be subscribed to post to it), so its > >> easier for the stray spam to get through to the subscribers ... not sure > >> why we don't have restrict_post set on it though ... JoshB and RobertT are > >> both owners of the list, maybe they can comment ... ? > > > I am guessing because we don't want people seeking a press contact to have to > > subscribe. > > Actually, they wouldn't have to ... all that would happen is Robert/Josh > would get sent an email telling them that the message was there needing to > be approved ... Yes, originally they didn't want the delay have something having to be approved, but at this point, it might be the best solution. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073