newsgroup iso email for this list

[Shannon McMackin]

NoOp wrote:
> On 01/06/2010 10:26 AM, Shannon McMackin wrote:
> ...
>> The group on gmane does not require a password, but 1st, you must 
>> subscribe to the ubuntu-users mailing list with a valid e-mail address, 
>> then, when you create you news server profile you must associate the 
>> same e-mail address with the account.
> 
> Nope. The only thing required by gmane.org is a valid email address. No
> password, no subscribing first to the list via email etc.
> 
> When you first _post_ to a new list, you will be sent a verifying email
> from gmane.org to which you must reply, example:
> 
>> You have sent a message to be posted on the
>> gmane.comp.openoffice.devel.user-experience newsgroup.
>>
>> Before the message is posted on the newsgroup, you have
>> to confirm that you exist.  Just reply to this message, and
>> the message will be posted.
>>
>>
>> You have to respond within one week.
>>
>> -- Your friendly autoauthorizer at Gmane.org http://gmane.org/ 
> 
> Once you've responed & gmane.org has verified that you are replying from
> a valid email account, you'll receive a response back, example:
> 
>> You are now authorized to post to the
>> gmane.comp.openoffice.devel.user-experience newsgroup.
>>
>> The original message you sent to the newsgroup will be
>> posted within ten minutes.
>>
>> If you have any questions, they are most likely answered
>> in the FAQ: <URL: http://gmane.org/faq.php>.
>>
>> -- Your friendly autoauthorizer at Gmane.org http://gmane.org/ 
> 
> That's it.
> 
> 
Maybe I'm confused with some of the other lists I've used via gmane.  I 
could swear it's happened that way at least once.