On Friday, September 5, 2014, Patrick Hemmer <hapr...@stormcloud9.net> wrote:
> *From: *Willy Tarreau <w...@1wt.eu> > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','w...@1wt.eu');> > *Sent: * 2014-09-05 11:19:22 EDT > *To: *Ghislain <gad...@aqueos.com> > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','gad...@aqueos.com');> > *CC: *Mark Janssen <maniac...@gmail.com> > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','maniac...@gmail.com');>, david rene comba > lareu <shadow.of.sou...@gmail.com> > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','shadow.of.sou...@gmail.com');>, Colin > Ingarfield <co...@ingarfield.com> > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','co...@ingarfield.com');>, > haproxy@formilux.org > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','haproxy@formilux.org');> > <haproxy@formilux.org> > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','haproxy@formilux.org');> > *Subject: *Re: Spam to this list? > > > I probably received 5 more spams while writing this, and who cares! > > Obviously quite a few people care. > This is your list, and I respect that, but your opinion seems to be the > minority. > > You've stated in the past that you don't like it when actions result in > people unsubscribing from the list. How many people unsubscribe because > they are tired of the spam? > > I know I barely pay as much attention to the mailing list as I used to > because of the amount of spam. "Oh look, a message. SPAM. Oh look, a > message. SPAM again..." > I have to cast my vote in favor of spam prevention methods for this list as I've come close to unsubscribe on several occasions due to the amount I receive. I am very glad I hadn't while the discussion of haproxy 1.5 w/SSL support was underway, but a surprisingly significant percentage of the spam I receive comes from this list. I too am a Gmail user, so see less to the inbox and while it's only a couple keystrokes to file it away, I do frequently find valid messages in my Junk folder that I have to reverse the process for. I have maintained mail servers and mailing lists for companies until relatively recently, so I fully understand your concern for increase maintenance efforts (and there have already been numerous offerings of assistance there) and potential loss of support & feedback, but most admins who are attempting to use haproxy are very familiar with joining a mailing list to post. I dare say that many, like myself, assume that requirement anyway. It does seem to be poor netiquette to proliferate spam by only put in the bare minimum effort. "Now, you know it's up to you whether or not you want to just do the bare minimum..." But, really, it's about the compound amount of lost productivity for us subscribers, so please keep that in mind while your weighing the pros and cons. Thanks for haproxy and the excellent support that you provide for it. -- Morgan --- http://makkintosshu.com/ http://seriesparts.com/ http://rikuwoiku.com/ http://unna.org/
