It's been so long since I've joined that I had to go back to
greatcircle.com to check out the charter for this list. I think it's
worth posting:
The List-Managers mailing list is for discussions of issues
related to managing Internet mailing lists, including (but
not limited to) methods, mechanisms, techniques, policies,
and software (in general; questions about specific software
packages should be directed to the mailing list dedicated to
that particular package).
I'd have to say that this still holds true. As a reader of the list,
my biggest pet peeve is seeing the "how do I do X in Majordomo (or
whatever MLM)." Fortunately, those are relatively few, and on the flip
side, where else can you get access to the expertise and receive the
breadth of feedback on a question like, "I have a 100,000 subscriber
weekly announcement list - what scalability factors do I have to consider
and what software is recommended?"
Certainly there are ways that the charter can be expanded. For one,
I find it useful to get advanced warning about problems that any of the
big providers are having. If anyone can offer other suggestions, it
might help everyone to determine what the interest of the group is.
Omar
On Thu, Feb 08, 2001 at 08:32:41AM -0800, Chuq Von Rospach wrote:
>
> I guess it all comes down to what you want to be. This list doesn't want to
> take a leadership role in this stuff. That's fine -- but at times, the folks
> on this list then complain because stuff isn't run the way they want it run.
> If you want it run the way you think it ought to be run, go out and teach.
> But that's not what the list's interest is.
