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opened 2026-09-22 16:49:38 +00:00 by kparal · 4 comments

kparal commented

2026-09-22 16:49:38 +00:00

Description of request

We don't use qa-devel mailing list anymore (ticket), is it possible to archive it somehow? Not really delete it, but make it read-only - prevent any new subscriptions and sending out any emails. I've already updated the list summary to describe it as inactive. If you can, please archive it.

I also found autoqa-devel. Maybe it's already archived, maybe we just forgot about it - can you please also archive it if not already?

Thank you.

### Description of request We don't use [qa-devel mailing list](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/qa-devel.lists.fedoraproject.org/) anymore ([ticket](https://forge.fedoraproject.org/quality/tickets/issues/903)), is it possible to archive it somehow? Not really delete it, but make it read-only - prevent any new subscriptions and sending out any emails. I've already updated the list summary to describe it as inactive. If you can, please archive it. I also found [autoqa-devel](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/autoqa-devel.lists.fedorahosted.org/). Maybe it's already archived, maybe we just forgot about it - can you please also archive it if not already? Thank you.

kparal referenced this issue from quality/tickets

2026-09-22 16:49:51 +00:00

[Proposal] Remove qa-devel mailing list #903

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2026-09-22 19:08:18 +00:00

kevin added this to the Sprint ( 2026-09-20 to 2026-10-04 ) project

2026-09-23 21:44:18 +00:00

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2026-09-23 21:44:20 +00:00

kevin commented

2026-09-23 21:46:26 +00:00

Owner

Yep. This is possible... basically you just set:

emergency moderation (all posts moderated)
reject posts from subscribed

and then no posts should ever go to it.
I've done that for these lists already.

Yep. This is possible... basically you just set: * emergency moderation (all posts moderated) * reject posts from subscribed and then no posts should ever go to it. I've done that for these lists already.

kevin closed this issue

2026-09-23 21:46:26 +00:00

kparal commented

2026-09-24 11:41:54 +00:00

Author

Thank you!

kparal commented

2026-09-24 14:22:35 +00:00

Author

@kevin Unfortunately, as the list owner, I'm now getting "post requires approval" notifications due to spam posts:

As list administrator, your authorization is requested for the
following mailing list posting:

    List:    qa-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org
    From:    donotreplyus@online.net
    Subject: Your Amex Card has been locked due to non-compliance issues

The message is being held because:

    Emergency moderation is in effect for this list

Is there a way to handle this? Maybe completely drop all incoming mail? Or should I just define a custom filter to drop all "qa-devel-owner" emails my side?

@kevin Unfortunately, as the list owner, I'm now getting "post requires approval" notifications due to spam posts: As list administrator, your authorization is requested for the following mailing list posting: List: qa-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org From: donotreplyus@online.net Subject: Your Amex Card has been locked due to non-compliance issues The message is being held because: Emergency moderation is in effect for this list Is there a way to handle this? Maybe completely drop all incoming mail? Or should I just define a custom filter to drop all "qa-devel-owner" emails my side?

kevin commented

2026-09-24 17:41:24 +00:00

Owner

Ah, I think I misremembered here. We don't want emerg moderation as that causes all the mails to go to you... I unset that.

Just rejecting them for both subscribers and non subscribers should do it I think.

I unset emerg moderation on both those lists now.

Please reopen if you still see requests...

Ah, I think I misremembered here. We don't want emerg moderation as that causes all the mails to go to you... I unset that. Just rejecting them for both subscribers and non subscribers should do it I think. I unset emerg moderation on both those lists now. Please reopen if you still see requests...

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