Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm Sender: cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com List-Unsubscribe: List-Archive: List-Help: , Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990804223502.00a2b100@gis.net> X-Sender: lhall AT gis DOT net (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 22:35:02 -0400 To: "Lincoln, W. Terry" , "'qztf7k AT powertrain DOT mpg DOT gm DOT com'" , Chris Faylor From: "Larry Hall (GIS)" Subject: RE: ADMINISTRIVIA: spam blocking policy Cc: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Note-from-DJ: This may be spam Quite true. The reality of the situation is that those of us stuck with domains in ORBS have little or no control over the fate of our email. I've talked to my ISP several times about the problem and they claim the criteria that causes them to be listed in ORBS is necessary for them to support their functional requirements. I can't really say whether that's true or not but in the end, it's irrelevant. I don't have the time to hound them 24 hours a day to try to get this problem fixed and I definitely don't have the time to be switching between multiple email accounts to get and send mail to the various places I correspond with. I personally don't have a choice of ISP in this case since my email comes through work and I'm unlikely to get the account switched over just for my problems. For me, it means I'm left on the sidelines, able to "follow along" with the email list but unable to contribute to it on a global scale. It has also hampered some of my code contributions in the past. I wonder how many other potentially good contributors (and I won't include myself in that category) are equally or more hampered by similar problems. IMHO, it would be a real shame if the project is getting adversely affected by something so arbitrary... Larry Hall lhall AT rfk DOT com RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com 118 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX (508) 560-1285 - cell phone At 09:07 AM 8/4/99 -0400, Lincoln, W. Terry wrote: >>>> Hugo, I have just such a free e-mail account (at iName.com). It just so happens, also, that this is one of those sites listed in the ORBS database. :~( Therefore, you should be a little less general about the term "or any other free-email site". Thank You. W. Terry Lincoln (Senior Engineer) \ \ _ / Ultimate Technology Corporation \ \ |J| / a Tridex Company (NASDAQ:trdx) \ _|E|_ ICQ# 39362285 \ |_ S _| <mailto:WTerryLincoln AT engineer DOT com \ |U| <http://www.AngelFire.com/ny/TerryLincoln \ / |S| \ <http://terrylincoln.isonfire.com \ | | ================================================ ~~~~~ Opinions expressed do not represent the management of UTC. > -----Original Message----- > From: qztf7k AT powertrain DOT mpg DOT gm DOT com > [<mailto:qztf7k AT powertrain DOT mpg DOT gm DOT com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 8:04 AM > To: Chris Faylor > Cc: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com > Subject: RE: ADMINISTRIVIA: spam blocking policy > > > You can tell them to get an account on Yahoo, Excite, > CityMail or anyother > free-email site, so they can use that account for the mailing list. > > Greetings, > On 02-Aug-99 Chris Faylor wrote: > > I've received a few requests in the last several days from > people who > > would like me to forward their notes to the cygwin mailing > list since > > our mailing list software is blocking their submissions. > > > > So, I've come up with the form letter below. I thought > that I would post > > it to the list so that everyone can see it and know what my > policy is. > > > > -chris > > -- snip -- > > --- > Hugo Gayosso | Free Software implies > Controls Process Support | > Electronics Integration and Software | "Free speech" > GM Powertrain | > Brighton, MI | NOT > USA | > | "Free beer" !!! > E-Mail: qztf7k AT powertrain DOT mpg DOT gm DOT com | > Phone: (810) 220-2635 | <http://www.fsf.org > Fax: (810) 220-2663 | Attachment Converted: "D:\users\lhall\Mail\Warren Terry Lincoln (E-mail).vcf" -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com <<<<<<<< -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com