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

Jonny Grant <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gdb.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>

On 29/06/2020 18:48, Joel Brobecker wrote:
>> 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).

Sounds reasonable.

I would suggest to update the bug-gdb link to the correct server at least for the moment. https://sourceware.org/gdb/mailing-lists/  What do you think?
I don't know who has access to the web page. I can submit a patch if that would be supported.

Probably better to just link to the archive, and clarify it is an old archive
"archive of old bug-gdb mailing list"

Note, this link is the archive, not the listinfo (so as not to encourage anyone to post to it, or try and join)
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gdb

Cheers, Jonny
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