Re: [2.6 patch] remove SPF-using wbsd lists from MAINTAINERS

From: Adrian Bunk
Date: Mon Jan 10 2005 - 14:47:57 EST


On Mon, Jan 10, 2005 at 07:08:10PM +0000, Russell King wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2005 at 07:43:07PM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > <drzeus-wbsd@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > Connected to 213.115.189.212 but sender was rejected.
> > Remote host said: 417 SPF error mailout.stusta.mhn.de: Address does not
> > pass the
> > +Sender Policy Framework
> > I'm not going to try again; this message has been in the queue too long.
> >
> > IMHO lists rejecting emails based on some non-standard extension don't
> > belong into MAINTAINERS.
>
> I assume as you removed Pierre Ossman's email address as well that
> you apply the same argument to peoples email addresses?

Yes.

( BTW: It wasn't obvious to me that this s a personal address and not
a mailing list. )

> (Not that I'm endorsing SPF in any way - discussions about SPF are
> *off topic* here.)

Agreed. I'm simply considering it important that all addresses in
maintainers are reachable for everyone.

> Russell King

cu
Adrian

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