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From:	"Elfyn McBratney" <elfyn AT exposure DOT org DOT uk>
To:	"cygwin" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>, "Andre Bleau" <bleau AT igb DOT umontreal DOT ca>
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Subject:	Re: cygwin-developers mailing list archive
Date:	Wed, 26 Mar 2003 17:01:57 -0000
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> I used to follow Cygwin's development by reading the cygwin-developers
> mailing list archive regularly. Now my browser says that I need a password
> to do so. What are the reasons for that change of policy?

It's password protected because all of us sheep in -developers land do not
appreciate being pointed to and laughed at. ;-) The real reason is that
(some) Cygwin developers were recieving personal e-mail that rooted down to
something on those archives, and was becomeing too much. Perhaps the Real
Cool Manager cgf may wish to pick-up on what I left out.


Regards,

Elfyn McBratney
elfyn AT exposure DOT org DOT uk
www.exposure.org.uk



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