[csw-maintainers] new mailing list?

[James Lee]

On 20/01/10, 17:25:21, Philip Brown <phil at bolthole.com> wrote regarding Re:
[csw-maintainers] new mailing list?:

> > This is a good idea and was called role based last time it was suggested
> > here.  Business email should be sent to a role but received by a person.
> > I also suggested that package maintenance represents a role and so
> > package email should go to ${package}@opencsw.org and be forwarded to a
> > person.  The key here is the person can change without changing the
> > email address.

> potentially nice idea.. but in practical terms, it ends up being a
> HUGE spam burden

Good point.


> Are you saying you dont like the existing interface of,

> webbrowse to www.opencsw.org/packages/{package}
> click "email maintainer"

Not that, although now the email goes to the last maintainer and
it doesn't change until a new packages is built.  Divorcing the
address from the package could make it easier to change the route.

The packages contain the personal emails and we can't change.

When someone takes a sabbatical the destination should be swapped.

We could also have several people receiving the emails in the case
of a maintainer team - or a mailing list.

I subscribe to upstream announce lists and the address goes with
the package not me.

I'm not sure if package addresses are better, generally I like to
split roles from handlers in the email routing.  Package addresses
are not as important as webmaster@, newpks@, release@, mirrors@,
buildfarm@, mantis@, publicity@, anyrole at .




James.