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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Update email address for stable patch submission
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From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:13:50 -0700

> On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 02:58:52AM -0400, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 09:16:39PM -0400, Josh Boyer wrote:
>> > The stable@kernel.org email address has been replaced with the
>> > stable@vger.kernel.org mailing list. Change the stable kernel rules to
>> > reference the new list instead of the semi-defunct email alias.
>>
>> Does this mean it already stopped working? I recently sent pathces
>> there but neither got an ACK nor a bounce or similar.
>
> It should have bounced.

It doesn't bounce, it's a mailing list looping posting protection at
vger.kernel.org which triggers because it sees certain email header
fields in the forwarded emails from kernel.org that make it look like
a list loop.

We respond to such things silently so we don't exacerbate the loop.


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