Re: OT:administrivia -- a request to reduce duplicate mails
Joshua Layne skrev: 'trivial' might be a tad strong here :) I, for example, have no idea how to do this with exim4 - I have no doubt it is possible though. I'll see what my brain extender (aka google) turns up. It is trivial for the software... that does not necessarily make it trivial to get any given software to do it :-) /LaH ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: OT:administrivia -- a request to reduce duplicate mails
On Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:57:54 +0100, Lars Hallberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joshua Layne skrev: Hi all, I am subscribed to several of the openmoko lists. When someone copies multiple lists on a message, I get all the copies (usually 3 for some reason). Worse, when anyone replies to the initial mail, they reply all and I get another full set of mails. I realize that there are valid reasons for crossposting some of the content (particularly by core devs). Could I request the following? Send one email to each list (instead of copying all lists on a single email) That's a bad idea for two reasons: 1) If the message was appropriate for cross posting, so is the discussion. Else we get a fragmented discussion repeating the same points in all lists, making thing worse for people reading all lists. ok, I didn't think that all the way through. I agree. 2) If it is the same mail it is trivial for mail software to detect duplicates and remove them. If its different mail the problem get much harder to handle technically. 'trivial' might be a tad strong here :) I, for example, have no idea how to do this with exim4 - I have no doubt it is possible though. I'll see what my brain extender (aka google) turns up. The first rebuttal was reason enough - I withdraw the 'rfc'. thanks for the comments. Josh ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: OT:administrivia -- a request to reduce duplicate mails
Joshua Layne skrev: Hi all, I am subscribed to several of the openmoko lists. When someone copies multiple lists on a message, I get all the copies (usually 3 for some reason). Worse, when anyone replies to the initial mail, they reply all and I get another full set of mails. I realize that there are valid reasons for crossposting some of the content (particularly by core devs). Could I request the following? Send one email to each list (instead of copying all lists on a single email) That's a bad idea for two reasons: 1) If the message was appropriate for cross posting, so is the discussion. Else we get a fragmented discussion repeating the same points in all lists, making thing worse for people reading all lists. 2) If it is the same mail it is trivial for mail software to detect duplicates and remove them. If its different mail the problem get much harder to handle technically. /LaH ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
