On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 06:42:22AM +1000, David Seikel wrote: > Thirdly, and this is most important, STOP CCINC ME, I"M ON THE DAMN > LIST!!!! > > As a programmer I don't like to see duplicate code. > > Please don't CC me any replies to things I say on the list. I'm on the > list and will see it anyway.
Then turn on de-duplication in mailman for the mailing list. Every
message has a link at the bottom to the Mailman preferences. You want
to turn on "Avoid duplicate copies of messages". This will prevent
mailman from sending you copies of messages where you appear in the To
or CC field.
As a programmer, you'll appreciate the reasons why senders cannot
effectively determine when or when not to CC:
First, and foremost, a responder has no clue if a CCed address is a
list member or not. Since generally, we want unrelated developers to
be able to participate in discussions on mailing lists they don't
subscribe to, CCs should be permitted. (for example, CCing a relevant
Xorg developer on a question between E and X interaction could be
important - you don't want to force such third parties to subscribe to
the list).
Second, some people (like me) sometimes prefer to get CCs to my
messages. For some lists, I filter the list into a folder, but CCs
go into my inbox. This flags me when someone responds to *me*.
Third, the relatively well-established mailing list management
methodology (at least among free software development mailing lists)
is to Reply-To-All and let individual preference settings shake out
how mail actually gets delivered. The mailing list is for listing
members - it should not enfore delivery policy.
Ross
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Ross Vandegrift
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"If the fight gets hot, the songs get hotter. If the going gets tough,
the songs get tougher."
--Woody Guthrie
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