Re: question about posting to FreeBSD mailing lists

2008-06-14 Thread Novembre
RW fbsd06 at mlists.homeunix.com writes: gmane.org offers many mailing lists via its news.gmane.org server and most of the lists will allow posting. You need a real email address to post, because the first one has to verified. ___

Re: question about posting to FreeBSD mailing lists

2008-06-13 Thread RW
in the newsgroup, then it will be shown properly in the freebsd mailing lists as well? I mean, is the mirroring one way or both-ways? The mirroring is one-way only. What I do in Thunderbird is to hit Reply to All, delete the address lines beginning with muc* and add the address line

Re: question about posting to FreeBSD mailing lists

2008-06-12 Thread Novembre
it. Do you mean that if I subscribe to the newsgroup which mirrors the list, and if I answer the question in the newsgroup, then it will be shown properly in the freebsd mailing lists as well? I mean, is the mirroring one way or both-ways? Thanks

Re: question about posting to FreeBSD mailing lists

2008-06-12 Thread Novembre
On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Andrew Berry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10-Jun-08, at 12:10 AM, Novembre wrote: So to be more specific, how can I answer to a post from a mailing list from within my, e.g., GMail or Yahoo! mailboxes? You might be able to use telnet to open a connection

Re: question about posting to FreeBSD mailing lists

2008-06-12 Thread Tore Lund
quite get it. Do you mean that if I subscribe to the newsgroup which mirrors the list, and if I answer the question in the newsgroup, then it will be shown properly in the freebsd mailing lists as well? I mean, is the mirroring one way or both-ways? The mirroring is one-way only. What I do

Re: question about posting to FreeBSD mailing lists

2008-06-12 Thread Andrew Berry
Novembre wrote: I tried to telnet to smtp.gmail.com, but it didn't work. Is that what you meant? Pretty much. The problem you're having is caused partially by being unable to manually set headers in many mail clients. If you have a server with Sendmail set up which can send outbound email

Re: question about posting to FreeBSD mailing lists

2008-06-11 Thread Oliver Fromme
Hello, Novembre [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The problem is that I don't use any mail client, but the old fashion way of using a web browser to log into my account and read my emails. That's why I asked this question in the first place. Call me paranoid, but I just feel more comfortable that

Re: question about posting to FreeBSD mailing lists

2008-06-10 Thread Andrew Berry
On 10-Jun-08, at 12:10 AM, Novembre wrote: So to be more specific, how can I answer to a post from a mailing list from within my, e.g., GMail or Yahoo! mailboxes? You might be able to use telnet to open a connection to Google's SMTP servers, and paste the entire message, headers included,

Re: question about posting to FreeBSD mailing lists

2008-06-09 Thread Odhiambo Washington
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 6:22 AM, Novembre [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Is there any way to answer the posts in the mailing lists if one is not subscribed to the list and does not receive them in his mailbox? From time to time, I see posts which I can actually answer and contribute to, but

Re: question about posting to FreeBSD mailing lists

2008-06-09 Thread Randy Pratt
On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:22:24 -0500 Novembre [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Is there any way to answer the posts in the mailing lists if one is not subscribed to the list and does not receive them in his mailbox? From time to time, I see posts which I can actually answer and contribute to, but

Re: question about posting to FreeBSD mailing lists

2008-06-09 Thread Tore Lund
Novembre wrote: Hi, Is there any way to answer the posts in the mailing lists if one is not subscribed to the list and does not receive them in his mailbox? From time to time, I see posts which I can actually answer and contribute to, but since I'm not subscribed to the lists, even if I

Re: question about posting to FreeBSD mailing lists

2008-06-09 Thread Novembre
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 3:42 AM, Odhiambo Washington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 6:22 AM, Novembre [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Is there any way to answer the posts in the mailing lists if one is not subscribed to the list and does not receive them in his mailbox? From

Re: question about posting to FreeBSD mailing lists

2008-06-09 Thread Novembre
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 5:40 AM, Randy Pratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:22:24 -0500 Novembre [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Is there any way to answer the posts in the mailing lists if one is not subscribed to the list and does not receive them in his mailbox? From

question about posting to FreeBSD mailing lists

2008-06-08 Thread Novembre
Hi, Is there any way to answer the posts in the mailing lists if one is not subscribed to the list and does not receive them in his mailbox? From time to time, I see posts which I can actually answer and contribute to, but since I'm not subscribed to the lists, even if I post an answer to the

Re: Recipient list on FreeBSD mailing lists

2006-03-02 Thread Ow Mun Heng
to the list. Most people reading FreeBSD mailing lists are doing so in their spare time, or are only following things they find interesting. I delete 99% of -questions without reading it, because I know from the subject lines that someone will already have answered the question before I get

Re: Recipient list on FreeBSD mailing lists

2006-03-02 Thread Giorgos Keramidas
On 2006-03-02 15:51, Ow Mun Heng [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (anyway, it's easier for me now then, since I don't have to manually cut the cc to the to Some level of attention *is* required, mind you. For instance, if you see recipients like: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Recipient list on FreeBSD mailing lists

2006-03-01 Thread Parv
in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote Ow Mun Heng thusly... PS : why is it that this list To's the replies directly to the person answering and cc's the list instead of To'ing the list only?? I notice the same query in one of your previous messages; thought that by now you would have got a

Re: Recipient list on FreeBSD mailing lists

2006-03-01 Thread Ow Mun Heng
On Wed, 2006-03-01 at 03:33 -0500, Parv wrote: in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote Ow Mun Heng thusly... PS : why is it that this list To's the replies directly to the person answering and cc's the list instead of To'ing the list only?? The guideline is to copy both the OP and the

Re: Recipient list on FreeBSD mailing lists

2006-03-01 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Wed, 2006-03-01 at 03:33 -0500, Parv wrote: in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote Ow Mun Heng thusly... PS : why is it that this list To's the replies directly to the person answering and cc's the list instead of To'ing the list only?? The guideline is to copy both the OP

Re: Recipient list on FreeBSD mailing lists

2006-03-01 Thread David Scheidt
people subscribe places a big barrier to support... Various other mailing lists dictates that posters reply to the list and not the list _and_ the OP. Guess this is different. I still prefer for messages to be sent to the list. Most people reading FreeBSD mailing lists are doing so

Re: FreeBSD mailing lists

2004-06-05 Thread Ben Paley
On Friday 21 May 2004 12:41, Mike Jeays wrote: Hi! I have received no messages at all from freebsd-questions, or one or two of the other FreeBSD mailing lists, for about 2 days. Do you know if there is a problem at their end, or has perhaps my ISP decided they are all spam? Sorry, I've

FreeBSD mailing lists

2004-05-21 Thread Mike Jeays
Hi! I have received no messages at all from freebsd-questions, or one or two of the other FreeBSD mailing lists, for about 2 days. Do you know if there is a problem at their end, or has perhaps my ISP decided they are all spam? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: FreeBSD mailing lists

2004-05-21 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Fri, May 21, 2004 at 07:41:08AM -0400, Mike Jeays wrote: Hi! I have received no messages at all from freebsd-questions, or one or two of the other FreeBSD mailing lists, for about 2 days. Do you know if there is a problem at their end, or has perhaps my ISP decided they are all spam

Re: FreeBSD mailing lists

2004-05-21 Thread Matthew Seaman
On Fri, May 21, 2004 at 07:41:08AM -0400, Mike Jeays wrote: I have received no messages at all from freebsd-questions, or one or two of the other FreeBSD mailing lists, for about 2 days. Do you know if there is a problem at their end, or has perhaps my ISP decided they are all spam? Well

Re: FreeBSD mailing lists

2004-05-21 Thread Andy Smith
On Fri, May 21, 2004 at 07:41:08AM -0400, Mike Jeays wrote: Hi! I have received no messages at all from freebsd-questions, or one or two of the other FreeBSD mailing lists, for about 2 days. Do you know if there is a problem at their end, or has perhaps my ISP decided they are all spam

Appropriate use of FreeBSD mailing lists (was: Wireless(if_wi): supported card attachment problems)

2003-02-09 Thread Greg 'groggy' Lehey
On Saturday, 8 February 2003 at 14:01:17 +0100, Andrea Franceschini wrote: Hi All! I bought a card that, according to the man page of wi driver, should have been supported. The card is a Sohoware/NCP 130 and this is the output of 'man wi': On Saturday, 8 February 2003 at 14:01:34 +0100,

OT: FreeBSD mailing lists and DNS

2002-10-16 Thread Carlos Carnero
Hi, I can't send email to the FreeBSD lists because my DNS configuration is hosed--the bit from my ISP, not my own bind :) Anyway, is there a site that could tell me what the nameservers outside my network see for my domain? Best regarads, Carlos.

Re: OT: FreeBSD mailing lists and DNS

2002-10-16 Thread Dirk-Willem van Gulik
On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, Carlos Carnero wrote: Anyway, is there a site that could tell me what the nameservers outside my network see for my domain? Try 'dig' dig www.foo.com @123.123.123.123 tells you how www.foo.com resolves at 123.123.123.123. Assuming that 123.123.123.123 lets you

Re: OT: FreeBSD mailing lists and DNS

2002-10-16 Thread MikeM
On 10/16/02 at 6:53 AM Carlos Carnero wrote: |Hi, | |I can't send email to the FreeBSD lists because my DNS |configuration is hosed--the bit from my ISP, not my |own bind :) | |Anyway, is there a site that could tell me what the |nameservers outside my network see for my domain? =

Re: FreeBSD mailing lists and DNS

2002-10-16 Thread Unix Tools
dig at a.gtld-servers.net dig @a.gtld-servers.net YOURDOMAINNAME - Original Message - From: Carlos Carnero [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 07:23 PM Subject: OT: FreeBSD mailing lists and DNS Hi, I can't send email to the FreeBSD lists