Re: VGER does gradual SPF activation (FAQ matter)

David Miller
2006-06-13T00:26:14Z

From: Phil Oester <kernel@linuxace.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:11:01 -0700

> On Tue, Jun 13, 2006 at 12:06:52AM +0200, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> > Making subscription to LKML a requirement would be a major barier for
> > people who just want to shoot off a bug report or similar but who do
> > not want to be subscribed (nor can be botherd to go through the
> > motions to subscribe, or perhaps can't work out how to subscribe)...
> > We want users to be able to submit bugreports to the list easily.
>
> The rejection sent to non-subscribers could point them to a website
> where they could submit a message via a webform (after correctly
> entering the contents of a CAPTCHA).

No way, too much work. If plain email doesn't work, people will
throw up their hands and say "why bother?" We don't want to do
one iota of something which will even possibly deter a bug report
because we need as much information about bugs as possible.