Re: [BUG] test suite broken with GETTEXT_POISON=YesPlease

[Jeff King <peff@peff.net>]

On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 10:42:10AM +0200, Lars Schneider wrote:

> >> A separate mailing list sounds like a very good idea to me!
> >> Maybe "git-builds@vger.kernel.org" or something?
> >> What would it take to set something up like this?
> > 
> > I suspect that emailing the vger admins is the right place (or that they
> > can point us in the right direction, or tell us to get lost). The best
> > address is probably postmaster@vger.kernel.org.
> > 
> > (I resisted just cc-ing them here to see if other people had opinions on
> > just sending the output to the regular list).
> 
> OK, I'll send them an email. I just realized a strong reason for a
> separate mailing list: I haven't found a knob to make TravisCI
> send plain text emails.

I think that's going to be a problem for any list on vger. I suspect the
spam filtering all happens at an early stage.

You might consider just setting up a google group or some other list as
an initial experiment. It wouldn't be that hard to switch the list
later (people will need to resubscribe, but you can notify them by
sending an email to...the list).

-Peff