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| author | Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org> | 2023-11-22 10:30:49 -0500 |
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| committer | Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org> | 2023-11-22 10:30:49 -0500 |
| commit | cf1512bcdf8e11c7f5b6e74ae2435e716a73824e (patch) | |
| tree | 0f15aaa6b1111f2fc0c7bfb6ca58f0cb35ec25aa | |
| parent | e1fa0fb80dec8b558386ac5fe399ae7efb6a03de (diff) | |
| download | site-cf1512bcdf8e11c7f5b6e74ae2435e716a73824e.tar.gz | |
Fix warnings and add a note on gmail
Tell people to avoid using gmail when subscribing to high-volume lists.
Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org>
| -rw-r--r-- | subscribing.rst | 27 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/subscribing.rst b/subscribing.rst index 3a289c3..459ca3c 100644 --- a/subscribing.rst +++ b/subscribing.rst @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ Subscribing to lists ==================== -.. important: +.. note:: + Most lists do not require subscribing in order to post a message, so you only need to subscribe if you are interested in receiving a copy of all mail messages sent to the list. @@ -15,20 +16,32 @@ send a message to a special subscription address of the list. For example, if you want to subscribe to ``test@lists.linux.dev``: - to receive an **individual copy of every message sent to the list**, - send an email to ``test+subscribe@lists.linux.dev`` -- to receive a **daily digest of all messages sent to the list**, - send an email to ``test+subscribe-digest@lists.linux.dev`` + send an email to:: + + test+subscribe@lists.linux.dev + +- to receive a **daily digest of all messages sent to the list**, + send an email to:: + + test+subscribe-digest@lists.linux.dev The subject or body of the message do not make a difference and can be left blank. +.. warning:: If you use Gmail + + If you are a Gmail user, please do not subscribe to high-volume + lists, because this will almost certainly push you over Gmail's + delivery quotas (60 messages per second, specifically). This may + cause you to miss important mail. + Unsubscribing to stop receiving list mail ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To stop receiving mail from any list, send a message to the unsubscribe address of the list. For example, to unsubscribe from either the full or -digest version of the test list, use the same address: +digest version of the test list, send a message to:: -- send a message to ``test+unsubscribe@lists.linux.dev`` + test+unsubscribe@lists.linux.dev Subscribing via NNTP -------------------- @@ -38,7 +51,7 @@ you can subscribe to it via NNTP. In your usenet-capable client, provide the following NNTP server to use: -- nntp://nntp.lore.kernel.org +- ``nntp://nntp.lore.kernel.org`` Once the connection is established, you can retrieve the list of groups and subscribe to the list you need. |