[ncc-services-wg] Members-discuss complaints

Hi Rob, all,

It's not mandatory to subscribe to the members-discuss mailing list and
there is no automatic subscription. Only the ncc-announce list is mandatory.

Currently, there are 8,800 subscriptions to members-discuss, a little
over half the membership. Of these, we estimate that approximately
one-eighth of them are role accounts, such as support@, hostmaster@,
noc@, etc. There could well be more that are not so easy to identify.
This means a large number of people will receive mails and not
understand why.

We will look at the issues and work to come up with a solution that
ensures the list remains a useful discussion forum for members. I've
noted the comments and suggestions here and on the members-discuss list
and we'll take them into account when addressing the issue.

Best regards,

Fergal Cunningham
Membership Communications Officer
RIPE NCC

On 06/09/2017 10:53, Rob Evans wrote:
> 
>>> What am I trying to say?  I have no idea :-) - but it seems we really
>>> need to change the way folks end up on the mailing lists...  like,
>>> explicit opt-in with confirmation, and when the opt-in mail generates
>>> an autoreply (ticket system), just deny subscription...
>>
>> +1
> 
> Is it still mandatory for each member to have one address subscribed to members-discuss? If so, does it need to be? :)
> 
> Cheers,
> Rob
> 
>