[Python-checkins] Cron <docs at dinsdale> /home/docs/build-devguide

[Terry Reedy]

On 12/22/2012 4:17 PM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
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> On 22.12.2012 21:36, Terry Reedy wrote:
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>> On 12/22/2012 1:30 PM, Cron Daemon wrote:
>>> abort: error: Connection timed out
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>> I always reject the requests as I don't believe these messages belong here. I even asked, some
>> months ago, on pydev who was responsible for the robot that sends these but got no answer. Today,
>> apparently, another list admin decided on the opposite response and gave root at python.org blanket
>> permission to flood this list with irrelavancy. It it not my responsibility and I have no idea how
>> to fix it.
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> You can add a sender filter to have the messages automatically discarded.

I don't believe that *I* can.
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>> While people with push priviliges are supposed to subscribe to this list, I know there is at least
>> one who unsubscribed because of the volume. This will only encourage more to leave, so I hope
>> someone can stop it.
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> I think such messages should go to a sys admin list.

Sending such messages to everyone with push privileges is worse than 
useless. Thus far, no one has admitted responsibility for the sending 
source.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy