Hi Branden

On Wed, 10 Sept 2025 at 00:23, G. Branden Robinson <
[email protected]> wrote:

> …


Thankyou for pointing out that the headers are clickable. So it turns out
that the “Mail Notification Carbon-Copy List” heading doesn't sit above an
empty section. Nice to know.

(On my screen, the (+) and (-) in each heading are just tiny
indistinguishable fuzzy white blobs on a pale blue background. Now that
I've tried out some other themes, contrasting colours help a bit, but the +
and - are still tiny and barely visible.)

> or per-issue basis,


make a comment like "Following.", and you can add yourself.
>

That's not just observing, that's participating.
This was exactly my point: one can't follow a ticket UNLESS one adds a
comment.

The implied threat model for spam is exaggerated. Mailing lists typically
do not require GPG signing just to submit messages, and yet spam is not a
major problem on small lists because restricting posting to subscribers is
sufficient protection. (And when spam does get through, it's generally
traced to compromised user email accounts, which would include attached GPG
keys. And before anyone says “passphrase”, just remember there's a
correlation between getting compromised, and either not using a passphrase,
or using the account password as the passphrase.)

I did not suggest migrating to a commercial provider. Yes I mentioned
Github & Bitbucket, but that was in relation to a different point. Savane
is not the only open source issue tracker.

There has been a depressing display of ad-hominem attacks on what is
supposed to be a technical mailing list. If I've made a mistake or
omission, then by all means point that out, but there's no call to add
commentary about my personality or motives.

-Martin

PS: limited visual acuity is not correlated with stupidity, but it may be
correlated with frustration.

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