2010/3/9 Mike Scott <[email protected]>: > Johnny Rosenberg wrote: >> >> Anyway (OT, sorry): I guess there is some kind of server managing this >> list, right? Wouldn't it be possible for the server to recognise non >> subscribed users and automatically reply back to them that they need >> to subscribe and so on? Such an email could even contain a link for >> the user to click on for an automatic one-click subscription (plus >> confirmation). This would solve this problem for good, wouldn't it? > > Yes, of course - in principle. > > I think one of the problems is the lack of unanimity among list users about > the best action. A significant number (at least, over on 'users') believe > that allowing unsubscribed users to post is a good thing. I happen not to > agree, but the issue is certainly debatable. > > Another of the problems is the apparent sheer rank stupidity of just a few > people, who seem totally and utterly unable to follow instructions even when > spelled out in the minutest detail. Believe it or not, there are people who > would be unable to respond to such a mail as you suggest. > (Quite a few months ago, iirc the 'users' list was mail-bombed by a user who > had somehow(!) managed to subscribe, could/would not follow the > unsubscription instructions painfully spelled out multiple times by other > users, and resorted to 'e-violence' to get their way; if I recall, their > ISP had to intervene in the end. Rare fortunately, but shows the mentality > of some.) > > Maybe two lists are needed - one for subscribers only; and one where > non-subscribers can obtain help, where only the most patient of the > 'experts' hang out, and who are prepared to respond to the sender alone, not > a list.
Or maybe we should just replace all the OpenOffice.org lists by an OpenOffice.org forum instead. That would solve several problems, one of them would be that some users don't like to receive hundreds of messages every day and another one that it seems to be too hard for some people to unsubscribe. Maybe new problems would occur too, on the other side. Regards Johnny Rosenberg > > -- > Mike Scott > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
