Anyone can send an email to the ooo-dev list, even if they are not subscribed to ooo-dev. When this happens the email is sent to the list moderators who need to approve the post before it goes out to the list.
An example of this is the recent "Convert table from absolute width to relative" post. The author of the post was not subscribed to the list. It went through moderation first. Keep this in mind when you respond to questions posted on the list. Be sure to cc the poster on your response if they are not a list subscriber. How do you know for sure whether they are a list subscriber? Well.... you can't. But one clue might be whether the poster is a familiar name, or whether you are seeing the name for the first time. If not, it is a good idea to cc them on the response. -Rob
