From nobody Sun Apr 23 06:42:00 2023 X-Original-To: questions@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4Q3zG94t4Hz46wpb for ; Sun, 23 Apr 2023 06:42:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from smithi@nimnet.asn.au) Received: from h1.out3.mxs.au (h1.out3.mxs.au [110.232.143.237]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4Q3zG80rsdz4FgS for ; Sun, 23 Apr 2023 06:42:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from smithi@nimnet.asn.au) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none Received: from s121.syd3.hostingplatform.net.au (s121.syd3.hostingplatform.net.au [103.27.34.4]) by out3.mxs.au (Halon) with ESMTPS id f621d5e9-e1a1-11ed-a720-00163c573069; Sun, 23 Apr 2023 16:42:05 +1000 (AEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=nimnet.asn.au; s=default; h=Message-ID:From:CC:To:Subject: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:MIME-Version:References:In-Reply-To: Date:Sender:Reply-To:Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From: Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help: List-Unsubscribe:List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=A+NC7L12fFncL99ESU/HvhZBO7igTKDzU3F+IP7qNPw=; b=Gm/F3AWEc74HouNuJlg0C/6gW3 xfiZsHDZnYjsrHVctZnmb/5f/pnwHkkMxw4ZhEJq6zfBzg+Msnn5JAL6Ig+zWPK2iWyvF23etXSB9 oneWaa6PMzVgi+6ftOGWUk7aF2dOranrAq75JkSDgQhxgS0tI6DGIYroZf7jJBS6m8O9I7XTy91Wm QNsojCmhDRS5th2pVj4QAZwGyfUYtgIgTvDHQawU+r7+hg2IUDltHaMYCumKblmne7BPcL6RILkP4 qJ+G5RaFm7TPldB51MTNUB4EfSnkTOVrrJ6RRzaeIhoUJOyczqAKLzDSvSPi7MizBhYGqVeIE44h6 hVsybqjw==; Received: from [1.144.131.94] (port=50716 helo=Galaxy-J5-Pro) by s121.syd3.hostingplatform.net.au with esmtpsa (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from ) id 1pqTQD-000o71-09; Sun, 23 Apr 2023 16:42:05 +1000 Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 16:42:00 +1000 User-Agent: K-9 Mail for Android In-Reply-To: <1499c28b-769f-3e3c-47bc-3b9011b0c52f@freebsd.org> References: <1499c28b-769f-3e3c-47bc-3b9011b0c52f@freebsd.org> List-Id: User questions List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-questions List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: How do I get a new freebsd- mailing list made To: Graham Perrin CC: questions@freebsd.org From: Ian Smith Message-ID: <74EC0260-68C7-48C1-93C9-4AB1B2D6DD84@nimnet.asn.au> X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - s121.syd3.hostingplatform.net.au X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - nimnet.asn.au X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: s121.syd3.hostingplatform.net.au: authenticated_id: smithi@nimnet.asn.au X-Authenticated-Sender: s121.syd3.hostingplatform.net.au: smithi@nimnet.asn.au X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4Q3zG80rsdz4FgS X-Spamd-Bar: ---- X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:45638, ipnet:110.232.140.0/22, country:AU] X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N On 23 April 2023 4:53:54 am AEST, Graham Perrin wrote: > On 22/04/2023 18:48, Ian Smith wrote: > > On 23 April 2023 12:53:26 am AEST, Graham > Perrin wrote: > > > =E2=80=A6 > > > > > =20 > > > > > > > > Component: Mailing Lists > > > > In the olden days, one would email postmaster@freebsd=2Eorg for > advice=2E > > > > cheers =20 > Thanks, I /guess/, that's still good advice=2E >=20 > I did check ,=20 > , > and=20 > before posting; there was no hint of > where to begin=2E There already are LOTS of lists, so I guess nobody's encouraging too many = more, when perhaps existing ones might serve? > If you were to seek the advice, which of those pages might you check > first? > (Excluding lists=2Efreebsd=2Eorg=2E) Call me old-fashioned, but my instinct is to reach for a human first - and= I had a warm, cooperative connection with a former lead postmaster over ye= ars, and recent contact with two present team members has been cordial and = fruitful=2E (Not wanting to dob them in for random gratuitous contact either, I'm sure= they'd get quite enough of that) https://www=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/administration/ > Whilst I can't find an example of /Mailing Lists/ being used to > create a mailing list, was a rece= nt example > of changes of address=2E That became more a meta-discussion re possible ramifications of renaming l= ists, and ccs include two postmaster team members anyway=2E I know it's somewhat counter to good, up to date, contemporary documentati= on but communities rely to a fair degree on oral traditions too - so there = exists a bit of tension there; knowing which is bathwater and which is baby= , if you like=2E cheers