Racket users `join` link requires a google account.

[racket]

Racket users `join` link requires a google account.

[spdegabrielle]

I'm sorry I don't have time to action this myself.

[spdegabrielle]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Racket/comments/leoq92/is_usersracketlangorg_still_operational/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

[spdegabrielle]

Subsequent dialog

• how to subscribe/unsubscribe by email not documented
• somehow the user was provided a different address for posting to the list (perhaps from gg subscription confirmation?)

[spdegabrielle]

Plan:

1. Test & Document on a wiki page
2. Create pr for https://lists.racket-lang.org/ to make this easier for new subscribers

[spdegabrielle]

• Create wiki page https://github.com/racket/racket/wiki/Mailing-Lists
• Test subscribe by link (is gg account required?)
• Test subscribe by email
• Check subscription confirmation emails?
• repeat for announce & dev
• Check archive links on https://lists.racket-lang.org/

[spdegabrielle]

• Sending an email to [email protected] should work to subscribe does not require a google account.
  • you must reply to the email to join without using or creating a google account.

the subscription confirmation email gives [email protected] as the list address. This is an alternative to [email protected]

[mflatt]

This is now mostly covered, except for the part about replying to actually join. Should we add that caveat to the page, or is the message that Google sends clear enough?

[spdegabrielle]

i think it is fine