Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] scripts: get_maintainer: steer people away from using file paths

From: Konstantin Ryabitsev <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 16:50:09 -0400

On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 01:38:01PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> > It would require a bit more effort to adapt it so we properly handle bounces,
> > but effectively this does what you're asking about -- replies sent to a thread
> > will be sent out to all addresses we've associated with that thread (via
> > get_maintainer.pl). In a sense, this will create a miniature pseudo-mailing
> > list per each thread with its own set of subscribers.
> > 
> > I just need to make sure this doesn't fall over once we are hitting
> > LKML-levels of activity.
> 
> How does that square with the "subscribe by path / keyword" concept?
> If we can do deep magic of this sort can we also use it to SMTP to
> people what they wanted to subscribe to rather than expose it as
> POP/IMAP/NNTP?

Well, people can subscribe without needing to become an M: or R: entry in
MAINTAINERS. I guess that would be the main difference.

-K