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Re: 'unassigned' MAINTAINER - @pkgsrc.org



On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 10:25:19AM +0100, Tobias Nygren wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:43:54 +0000
> Alistair Crooks <agc%pkgsrc.org@localhost> wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 02:24:55PM +0100, Tobias Nygren wrote:
> > > On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:09:36 +0000 (GMT)
> > > David Brownlee <abs%NetBSD.org@localhost> wrote:
> > > 
> > > >         Should the 'unassigned' MAINTAINER value be an @pkgsrc.org
> > > >         address rather than @NetBSD.org?
> > > > 
> > > >         What do people think?
> > > 
> > > If mail to the unassigned maintainer is still still going to be posted
> > > to pkgsrc-users@, I don't think this should be done unless the official
> > > address of the list also changes to @pkgsrc.org.
> > 
> > The MX record for pkgsrc.org has always pointed to NetBSD.org (albeit
> > with some unusual indirection during its first 4 or 5 years), so I'm
> > not sure there's much point in making a stand for things to be done
> > "officially".
> 
> If someone tries to contact the maintainer it should be made as obvious
> as possible that the address is in fact a public mailing list.
> I'm just saying that publishing multiple aliases for mailing lists won't
> help and that we should then avoid using the @NetBSD.org address
> anywhere/anymore.

OK, I'm just plain confused as to what you'd like to see happen, then.

Can you explain for me, please?

Thanks,
Alistair


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