Re: `debian-ctte@d.o' etc. blackhole

[Ian Jackson <ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk>]

Jason Gunthorpe writes ("Re: `debian-ctte@d.o' etc. blackhole"):
> Well, I have made an error in this it seems. The rational for not having
> this sort of forward is pretty good. What I wanted to fix is the
> _blackhole_ around debian-*@debian.org that is used by the remote list
> auto-backuper, so I should have arranged for it to bounce. Please expect
> that configuration change will happen.

I see.  Well, I still think having it as an alias would be better and
I don't really understand the explanation about why it's not a good
idea.  But I think we can live with it bouncing.

> OK. You might also want to try does-not-exist@lists.debian.org. It is
> possible that mechanism just broke with the move to postfix as I recall it
> used some obscure qmail thingy. Listmaster would know for sure of course.

I tried that recently and it bounced, so it seems OK.

Thanks,
Ian.