-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Duncan wrote: > On Mon 07 Jul 2003 05:40, Buchan Milne posted as excerpted below: > > Probably add another for non-kernel non-admin-tool core, including networking > and connectivity, installation, etc. >
Well, my intention was that this kind of generic stuff would stay on current cooker (everything that isn't easily classifiable into another category). > What of cross-posting issues? What if something deals with a KDE network > config/admin tool? They are few and far between IMHO. More common at present are single-catogory threads which have to cc people not on cooker. > It could then be posted to KDE, admin tools, and my > suggested core group. Only necessary to post to cooker if it affects anythign besides the admin tools and KDE. > If somebody was on all three, they'd get three copies, > which would be a bit annoying.. I already get at least two copies of many posts (cc's etc). But overall I would get less mail. > > I think this would be a good argument for making it a set of newsgroups, > ported to mailing lists for those interested, rather than the current list, > or proposed set of lists, ported to news for those that prefer. News has > specific provisions for the above scenario, and there'd be only a single > copy. Most news clients would track it as such, provided all groups were > d/led together, so that there'd be only a single copy, and once it was read > on one group, it would show read on all groups. > News servers aren't necessarily accessible to everyone, so while there is very little other difference to mail->news vs news->mail, let's do one thing at a time. > (Said as one that prefers news and has been going to switch to getting the > list in that format, but hasn't actually done so yet.. <g>) So we won't take your opinion on mail vs news as authoratative? Regards, Buchan - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/C+pkrJK6UGDSBKcRAt3MAJ9543lPw6pU9ikCgjh5V8YL0M+YsgCeKuwZ AHr3Eao7h4oa9m4Cc3oJv+Q= =EKfM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ****************************************************************** Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. ******************************************************************
