[Savannah-hackers] [gnu.org #216349] unable to subscribe with gmail.com-address

[James Blair via RT]

> address@hidden - Thu Dec 02 15:21:38 2004]:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Apparently there is a problem common with Savannah and SF:

I think there are two things at work here:

> RCPT TO: address@hidden
> 550 relay not permitted

This is just our mail system not being an open relay.  That's normal. 
Mail from a mailing list to gmail will get through.


> Original Submission: I am not able to subscribe to mailing lists on
> savannah using a gmail.com-address. I enter my address
> "address@hidden" together with the password information.

> The subscription is then rejected with the following reason: "Your 
> subscription is not allowed because the email address you gave is 
> insecure."

I think this is a normal mailman error that results from not providing
an appropriate subscription confirmation.

-Jim