Why do we have such a strict setup? As evidenced by hosts like gcc.gnu.org, it is possibly to keep lists spam free without it.
There is another issue with non-subscribed posters: the perpetual reply-to-list issue. Pretty much everyone has the habit of answering to the mailing-list address and not to the OP + the list in CC, as for subscribed members, that would mean receiving the reply twice.
How do you know how to reply (list only or OP + list in CC) if it's not only for subscribers ? (don't get me wrong, I'm not particularly happy with the current, somewhat dry reply)
This is a major issue on the OpenOffice.org mailing lists. There are dozens of messages every day from unsubscribed posters. List members reply, but reply only to the list.. then some others step in and forward the replies to the original poster.. sometimes 3 or 4 people do that... or maybe no one forwards the reply (and then the original poster is back in a few days, upset that no one has replied to their question). The unsubscribed poster missed the 15 replies with solutions because they are allowed to post without needing to subscribe. The issue is not about keeping the list spam free.... it's making sure that people who ask questions actually find their answers. C --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org