Re: http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gdb/ down

> Wasn't [email protected] converted to a [email protected] alias years ago?
> 
> https://sourceware.org/legacy-ml/gdb/2014-11/msg00023.html
> 
> Here,
> 
>  https://sourceware.org/legacy-ml/gdb/2014-12/msg00001.html
> 
> Sergio said:
> 
>  "The GNU sysadmins told me that both lists now redirect here.  I hope it works OK."
> 
> 
> I'm surprised the archives even exist beyond 2014.
> 
> For example, here:
> 
>  https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gdb/2016-01/threads.html
> 
> we see an email:
> 
>  https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gdb/2016-01/msg00000.html
> 
> that I can't find on the [email protected] archive:
> 
>  https://sourceware.org/legacy-ml/gdb/2016-01/
> 
> Did the redirect stop working or something?

I just did an experiment, and sent an email to bug-gdb, and got
an email back from gdb-owner that it is being held in quarantine
waiting for and admin to approve it. So I think the redirection
is working, but now the mailing-list settings don't let those through
without moderator approval.

I was wondering how active the newsgroup might be. One can take
a look there:

    https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gnu.gdb.bug

To sumarize:
  - One post in 2019, with a question and no replies;
  - Nothing in 2018;
  - A stream of spam in 2017;
  - Two posts in 2016, with no answers;
  - Nothing in 2015;
  - More activity in 2014.

I'm wondering if we shouldn't just ask gnu.org to shut gnu.gdb.bug down.
Then we can adapt the mailinglist page on the GDB website accordingly,
with a link to the old archives for reference (as long as they are live).

-- 
Joel