speaking of wasted bandwidth...
this thread has had nearly a dozen responses...
:)
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Why reply to list and Cc author?
>Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 13:12:10 EDT
>
>The first time I tried this, I sent it to nnewbie, and of course it
>bounced. :-)
>
>On 27 Aug 1999, Steve Youngs wrote:
>
> > Hey People!
> >
> > 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?
> >
>Your average MUA replies to From:, and the only option is reply to all
>recipients. In order to include the list, folks choose that, and drag
>all previous posters along kicking and screaming. Sure it's iggorant.
>Isn't everybody? :-) Besides, I am so busy telling people how to get
>off the list I don't have time to think about it.
>
> > 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.
>
>I am not at all sure that 99.9% is true. If they are subscribed, they
>certainly don't read it. Answer a question, and odds are even someone
>will ask the same question within 2 days.
>
>True, it is a great waste of bandwidth which could be better used by
>people browsint the &&&&storm of advertising that is the world wide web.
> >
> > Ok, yes, I must admit that I too have been guilty of this sin. But I
> > have come to see the error and foolishness of my ways. I will partake
> > of the forbidden Cc fruit no longer. Oh Great Linux-Newbie God, what
> > repentance dost thou cast upon us?
> >
> > To all of you I say: REPENT! For Cc'ing on a mailing list will put
> > you on the path to the dark side of the force.
> >
>
>Alright, already. I have repented. If you get more than one copy of
>this, something besides me is defective. I had to delete you from tthe
>To: and substitute linux-newbie, but that's not really so hard. It just
>doesn't occur to people that they can and should tell their MUA what
>they want it to do,
> >
> > --
> > ---Regards, Steve Youngs--------Email:-<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>---
> > | If Microsoft is the answer, then all I can say is that |
> > | you are asking the wrong question. |
> > ------------------------------<Don't be a Newbie--Be a Gnu-bie>---
> >
>^^^^^^^^> Too right!
>
>Lawson
> >< Microsoft free environment
>
>This mail client runs on Wine. Your mileage may vary.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>___________________________________________________________________
>Get the Internet just the way you want it.
>Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month!
>Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.
>
_______________________________________________________________
Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
