On 1/11/16, Noah Meyerhans <no...@debian.org> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 11:14:52AM -0500, Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: >> >> ** Not sure proper protocol but reinserted my original thought process >> And now me.. I didn't notice that (about the Announce list) >> originally. I've seen it happen a few times across the Net. It doesn't >> seem like that should be able to occur. It seems like Announce lists >> are regularly intended as a one-way admin only message source.. >> >> Just thinking out loud... that maybe the Announce list settings might >> need a quick once-over review depending on admin's intentions for it. > > The ability to send mail to the debian-security-announce list is > restricted, and the settings work as intended. Note that Debian security > announcements include a Reply-To header redirecting replies to the > debian-security@lists.debian.org discussion list, so it's possible to > send a reply and think that it did go through, when in fact it went to a > different mailing list. In fact, that's exactly what's happening here. > This thread is taking place on debian-security@lists.debian.org, even > though it was triggered by a reply to a security announcement on > debian-security-announce.
Good deal. Crossed my mind that I didn't receive 2 copies but didn't think about checking online archives before posting my response. It's a great tip suggestion to now have in mind for those other unrelated listservs where it *does* happen, most often on federal dotGov government listservs of all things. *grin* Cindy :) -- Cindy-Sue Causey Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA * #RIP, Ian. Thank you and to all who contribute to Debian. It's a Life-affecting, Life-enhancing resource and tool in my usage case. *