[savannah-help-public] [sr #109165] Why aren't the mbox files protected and public available for everyone?

[Karl Berry]

Follow-up Comment #2, sr #109165 (project administration):

i'd just like to add that savannah lists are the same as all other gnu/fsf
lists in this regard. those with public archives have mbox files available
through the ftp you found. that's how lists.gnu.org lists have always been set
up, with the basic theory that public archives are a good thing for technical
lists, for the reasons alfred wrote.

nonetheless, it's possible to mark archives as private (in the mailman
interface, after a list is created); that will make both the html form and the
mbox form inaccessible except to list members.  (which is not guaranteed
protection, because spammers know how to subscribe to lists.)


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