On Mon, Sep 7, 2026 at 4:26 PM Michael J Gruber <[email protected]> wrote: > > Kevin Fenzi venit, vidit, dixit 2026-09-07 19:35:11: > > So, we could setup an smtp gateway service, but I'd really prefer not > > to. :) > > > > Say we setup a endpoint that allowed 'fedora contributors' to auth and > > relay email out: > > > > - I don't think very many people will use it. There's a small number of > > folks on this list who might, but I suspect the number would be pretty > > small. Most folks think of this for incoming emails/to allow folks to > > email them, not sending... > > What makes you think not very many would use it? > What good is an email address which you cannot send from? > > That's the origin of the current discussion: Sooner or later, you cannot > send "from" [email protected] any more (becasue you can't, or it will land in > spam). And then what's the point of the address? > > I do think for many it's a way of stating: > - I belong to the project. > - I'm dong this work for the project. > And that's lost when those addresses can't be used sensibly any more. >
Indeed. Between git identities and responding to people in relevant contexts, I constantly use my fp.o email address. For what it's worth, KDE *does* offer an authenticated SMTP service for kde.org email addresses, and it seems like it's probably time to consider it for us too. -- 真実はいつも一つ！/ Always, there's only one truth! -- _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new
