Hi,
Sorry for this isn't a java-related message, but it a few suggestions
about the list itself, and people using it...
1) include [Java-linux] in your Subject:, for every mails to this list
*please* put a header in front of every email for the mailing list
(exemple: "Subject: [Java-linux]<original subject here>".
it can be a good idea to put exactly this [Java-linux], because if
everyone include his own prefix, it won't be usefull anymore ;^)
It's usefull to be able to seprate mails from the list from
mail from other sources... especially when there is so much emails!
I will try to find where to post this mail to touch the people
in charge of this mailing-list, but meanwile please do this yourself,
it isn't difficult , takes only 2 secondes, and will be a great
enhancement :^)
2) about included messages:
I also want to ask everyone there to *please* skip all the irrelevant
when they include a message for a reply...
Most of the time just 2 or 3 lines are enough (and are
recommended, because it helps people without the original message to
see what the discussion is about...) but you *never* need to include
the entire message (especially the signature)...
(the worst exemple beeing people including a *huge* [and very recent!]
spam article just to complain against spam! Quite funny ;^) and it
looks like those messages preventing a lot of people against fake
"virus in this email" messages, and (re)sended to so many people than
they become a form of virus themselves! (or, more "acurately", a spam))
This is especially ennoyant for people over a slow modem connection...
They spend time (and so money) to download their emails...
Mailing lists are usefull, but can become unusable if the
"noise/signal" ratio become to high...
Thanks in advance... :^)
(And i hope i won't be flamed, these are only my opinions after all... ;^)
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