On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 05:37:54PM +0100, IT - Sven Mueller remarked: > On Monday 02 December 2002 16:43, Nathan E Norman wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 03:21:28PM +0100, IT - Sven Mueller wrote: > > > However, I am not really able to tell why this kind of > > > users is allowed to post here. A pointer to a previous > > > discussion would be enough for me, but I couldn't find one > > > in the archives (maybe I'm using the wrong keywords in the > > > search). > > It's in the archives, but here's a brief recap: > > > > Scenario 1. > > > > You are a debian user, but you don't subscribe to any debian > > lists. Suddenly you suspect you have a security issue. You > > immediately dash off an email to the debian-security list > > hoping someone there will be able to help you. > Well, in this case, I would realy advise that person to > subscribe to the list, as replies usually go (just) there. > Especially discussions (if any arrise) will happen there and > not include any additional CCs to the original poster. > > Scenario 2, > > > > You are not a debian user, nor will you ever be one (perhaps > > you are a BSD person, or a redhat zealot; whatever). You > > find out about a vulnerability and decide to let the world > > know about it. Of course, one of the lists you post to is > > debian-security. > This seems to be a better example to me. Accepted as a (very) > valid reason. > ;-) > > Regards, > > Sven Müller > - IT - Network&Infrastructure - This makes sense to me, so I can accept the Spam I receive through the debian lists. One thing I'm still unclear about though is the recent post from someone who requested that people *not* report Spam received through the debian lists to Razor. I have set up a Mutt hotkey to report Spam to Razor, and I confess I don't really understand why any and all Spam should not be reported. Can anyone enlighten me, or is there a FAQ I should be reading instead? TIA, Raymond
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