Apologies if I'm repeating old observations. I'm just back from a week's
vacation, so was temporarily unsubscribed. As this is a question that I
consider important, though, I'm taking a chance and jumping in.
>On 27 Aug 1999, Steve Youngs wrote [in part]:
>> Why is it that practically everyone on this list insists on sending
>> copies of their replies to both the list and all the previous posters
>> in the thread?
...
>> When you consider that 99.9% of the people posting to this list are
>> also subscribed to it every time someone gets a reply to anything that
>> they have posted they get two copies. Now that seems to me as being a
>> big waste of time and bandwidth.
All too often, this list has turnaround times that are measured in days. I
assume that if someone asks a question, he or she wants the answeer sooner
rather than later. So I reply both to the individual (who will get the
answer quickly) and the list (which will get it eventually). I assume the
merits of a prompt reply outweigh the disadvantages of a duplicate.
------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"---
Ray Olszewski -- Han Solo
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