On Thu, 3 Aug 2023, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote:
> On 2023-08-02 15:49, Loren Wilton wrote:
>>> I've blocked him on my mail server, as well.
>>
>> I don't
>> know that I'd block him, but you do need to take anything he says
>> witha few horselicks of salt.
>
> I (who have almost nothing to contribute to Spamassassin itself, other than
> being a user) think he should be blocked.
He was voted off the list a few years ago. That does not prevent him from
reading and replying to list posts.
> I've been online for over 40
> years, and it's rare to have someone so actively hostile right out of the
> gate --
Agreed.
> I admit, it made me worried what kind of environment was fostered on
> the Spamassassin list when I asked my newbie question, and was outright
> mocked by him.
That sort of behavior is why he was banned.
> And so, while I have zero sway as a team member or anything
> like that, as a newbie mailing list member, looking for help, I humbly submit
> that he's not someone you want being the first interaction a new list member
> has.
Sadly, we cannot control that.
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