Tom Neff wrote:
> [...]
> So all 2142 is saying is that you need to support a -request address
> for each list, IN ADDITION TO whatever package-specific addresses you
> create. This is neither unclear nor difficult to implement.
True. And for those of us who have been ranting about -request for the
last decade+, since it has been a very widely used convention for a long
time, it's a big plus.
The only problem I have is with the word "support". What exactly does that
mean? The preamble that says, "Mailing lists have an administrative mailbox
name to which add/drop requests and other meta-queries can be sent" is
somewhat annoying, since in the era of MLMs, it is very likely that those are
somewhat separate functions. Add/drop requests should go directly to the MLM,
and meta-queries like "is this a closed list?"/"what is it about?"/"hey, it
looks like my subscription didn't go through" should go to a human (possibly
after an info file or FAQ is returned).
I interpret this section to permit what we have been doing at greatcircle.com
all along, which is that -request is "supported" by an auto-answer program
that tells you basic information about the list, including how to subscribe
(i.e., send a request to Majordomo), and how to reach a human with questions.
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Michael C. Berch
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