Re: issues posting to the dev list

On Mo, 23 Mär 2026, Eli the Bearded wrote:

> Someone in comp.editors is reporting that attempts to post to Vim Dev
> list (<vim_dev@googlegroups.com> and <vim-dev@vim.org>) are bouncing
> with Google errors:
>
> "We're writing to let you know that the group you tried to
> contact (vim_dev) may not exist, or you may not have permission
> to post messages to the group. A few more details on why you
> weren't able to post:
> * You might have spelled or formatted the group name incorrectly.
> * The owner of the group may have removed this group.
> * You may need to join the group before receiving permission to post.
> * This group may not be open to posting.
> If you have questions related to this or any other Google Group,
> visit the Help Center at https://groups.google.com/support/."
>
> Subscribing to the list works, but doesn't fix the problem.
>
> Anyone running that list and able to read/post to Usenet still?
>
> From: Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com>
> Newsgroups: comp.editors
> Subject: Vim mailing list
> Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2026 03:38:27 +0100
> Message-ID: <10pnkn3$2utmg$1@dont-email.me>
>
> I suggested the google version of the list address and don't have
> any other concrete suggestions.

I cannot see a member with that name or E-Mail address in either the
vim_use or vim_dev list. You can direct him to me, but my possibilities
are limited. Google groups is a free service but also has no real
support unfortunately.

Thanks,
Christian
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