Re: bincancels in linux.kernel

["H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>]

Followup to:  <3DEBDF0D.4050808@pobox.com>
By author:    Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> Erik Hensema wrote:
> > Andrew,
> > 
> > You're bincancelling messages in linux.kernel, a newsgroup fed by a
> > mail2news gateway. The gated list is linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org (Cc), a
> > list to which sometimes binary patches are posted. 
> > IMHO binaries are acceptable in linux.kernel. Could you consider stopping
> > bincancels in linux.kernel or even linux.*? Thanks,
> 
> 
> Why bother?  I thought use of Usenet was deprecated...
> 

Well, the official gateway linux.dev.kernel was closed a long time ago
because it was seen as the Sole Reason For Spam On Linux-Kernel.  IIRC
it didn't change the spam volumes significantly, and really just
resulted in more gateways and more mail loops, but...

I also don't really think I have the energy to restart everything I
once set up, although I guess you never know.  For now, though, too
many other things to do...

	-hpa

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