I came across messages from the desktop@ mailing list that seem to have been originally addressed to multimedia@ and acpi@ as well, but didn't get there: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-desktop/2025-March/005658.txt https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-desktop/2025-March/005660.txt https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-desktop/2025-March/005661.txt Same thread and almost the same recipients, but this time the message only reached multimedia@: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-multimedia/2025-March/002900.txt I thought most of the FreeBSD mailing lists have been open to postings from non-subscribers. Is this still the case? If so, then I suspect something must be wrong here.
> I thought most of the FreeBSD mailing lists have been open to postings > from non-subscribers. Is this still the case? If so, then I suspect > something must be wrong here. That has not been the case for many years. If you are not subscribed to those lists, this is not a bug.
(In reply to Philip Paeps from comment #1) > That has not been the case for many years. Hmm, I didn't know that, thank you. I think this PR should be closed then. By the way, section 1.3 of the Mailing Lists FAQ (https://docs.freebsd.org/en/articles/mailing-list-faq/index.html#_are_the_freebsd_mailing_lists_open_for_anyone_to_participate) seems to state that now some of the lists are just premoderated for non-subscribers. Does this need to be fixed?
A commit in branch main references this bug: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=2fbba94982ea5c453f443db5e3419d47d6949cc6 commit 2fbba94982ea5c453f443db5e3419d47d6949cc6 Author: Philip Paeps <philip@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2025-03-20 02:35:32 +0000 Commit: Philip Paeps <philip@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2025-03-20 02:35:32 +0000 mailing-list-faq: clarify subscription requirement FreeBSD mailing lists have required subscription to post for several years now. Update the FAQ accordingly. PR: 285509 Reported by: Alexey Sukhoguzov Event: Tokyo Hackathon 202503 .../en/articles/mailing-list-faq/_index.adoc | 5 +- .../content/en/articles/mailing-list-faq/_index.po | 183 ++++++++++----------- 2 files changed, 92 insertions(+), 96 deletions(-)
Thanks for pointing out the outdated FAQ entry. I tried to clarify the current reality.
(In reply to Philip Paeps from comment #4) > I tried to clarify the current reality. Cool! It all makes sense now. Thanks again.