This one time, at band camp, Santiago Vila said: > On Sun, 4 Apr 2010, Stephen Gran wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > Currently, there is an implicit conflation between $user@debian.org and > > $user@$machine.debian.org. This means that mail to, for instance, > > sgran@gluck.debian.org is handled the same way as mail to > > sgran@debian.org, whether or not I have an account on the gluck. I'd > > quite like to change this. > > > > Unfortunately, this will break some people's mail setups if they rely on > > this implicit behavior. The most common usage I have seen of this type > > is a user who does not have a mail forward set and relies on, for > > instance, procmail on master to do the work for them. If you are > > currently relying on something like this, please set your mail forward > > to $user@master.debian.org. This will allow procmail/.forward/etc > > handling to continue. There appear to currently be 27 active users who > > do not have mail forwards set in ldap, so this mail is primarily to > > them. A list can be provided, but the same list can be obtained with: > > > > ldapsearch -x '(&(uid=*)(!(emailForward=*))(!(accountStatus=*))(!(objectClass=debianRoleAccount)))' uid > > > > from any debian.org machine. > > I am one of those 27. > > Would not be easier and more straightforward if the mail setup is > automatically changed for us? Easier and more straightforward for who? > The net effect would be the same: receiving @debian.org mail on master. > > Am I missing anything? While I appreciate the vote of confidence in my omniscience, I do not share it. I would much prefer people to use the opportunity to decide what to do with their own mail. Cheers, -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ,''`. Stephen Gran | | : :' : sgran@debian.org | | `. `' Debian user, admin, and developer | | `- http://www.debian.org | -----------------------------------------------------------------
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