On 22.12.2012 21:36, Terry Reedy wrote: > > On 12/22/2012 1:30 PM, Cron Daemon wrote: >> abort: error: Connection timed out >> _______________________________________________ >> Python-checkins mailing list >> python-check...@python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-checkins > > As a volunteer checkin-list admin, I occasionally get messages like this: > ''' > As list administrator, your authorization is requested for the > following mailing list posting: > > List: python-check...@python.org > From: r...@python.org > Subject: Cron <docs@dinsdale> /home/docs/build-devguide > Reason: Message has implicit destination > > At your convenience, visit: > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/admindb/python-checkins > > to approve or deny the request. > ''' > > 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 > r...@python.org blanket > permission to flood this list with irrelavancy. It it not my responsibility > and I have no idea how > to fix it.
You can add a sender filter to have the messages automatically discarded. > 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. I think such messages should go to a sys admin list. -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Dec 22 2012) >>> Python Projects, Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope/Plone.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ 2012-12-14: Released mxODBC.Connect 2.0.2 ... http://egenix.com/go38 2013-01-22: Python Meeting Duesseldorf ... 31 days to go ::::: Try our mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com