Re: [HACKERS] mailing list messages
Bruce Momjian writes: I wonder if the new Tips at the bottom of email messages can be enabled for users during their first 30 days of mailing list subscription, then not appear? I once again refer people to RFC 2369 http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2369.html about how to embed email list management information into messages. Secondly, I would also tolerate the "monthly reminders" that some list managers send out (e.g., GNU, Great Bridge). At the very least, though, the tips should be preceded by a 'dashdashspacenewline' sequence so that some mail readers can strip them off in replies. I filter out the tips anyway, so I really don't care a lot. # for procmail users :0 Bbf | sed -n -e '/^---(end of |broadcast)---$/q' -e 'p' -- Peter Eisentraut [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://yi.org/peter-e/ ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: [HACKERS] mailing list messages
Tom Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Bruce Momjian [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I wonder if the new Tips at the bottom of email messages can be enabled for users during their first 30 days of mailing list subscription, then not appear? I'm pretty durn tired of 'em, and it's not been 30 days yet ;-) I think the tips would be greatly enhanced if there was a 25% chance that they included the output of the fortune program. Ian ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 57: I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I tell them the truth and they never believe me. -- Camillo Di Cavour ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
Re: [HACKERS] mailing list messages
oh, let me add that as a TIP :)
On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
Bruce Momjian writes:
I wonder if the new Tips at the bottom of email messages can be enabled
for users during their first 30 days of mailing list subscription, then
not appear?
I once again refer people to RFC 2369
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2369.html about how to embed email list
management information into messages. Secondly, I would also tolerate the
"monthly reminders" that some list managers send out (e.g., GNU, Great
Bridge). At the very least, though, the tips should be preceded by a
'dashdashspacenewline' sequence so that some mail readers can
strip them off in replies.
I filter out the tips anyway, so I really don't care a lot.
# for procmail users
:0 Bbf
| sed -n -e '/^---(end of
broadcast)---$/q' -e 'p'
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Re: [HACKERS] mailing list messages
Bruce Momjian wrote: I wonder if the new Tips at the bottom of email messages can be enabled for users during their first 30 days of mailing list subscription, then not appear? What about having some basic _PostgreSQL_ tips in there? This would be especially cute for -novice, I think. We must all be able to come up with 100 or so little one or two liners about PostgreSQL can't we? Just a thought, Andrew. -- _ Andrew McMillan, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Catalyst IT Ltd, PO Box 10-225, Level 22, 105 The Terrace, Wellington Me: +64 (21) 635 694, Fax: +64 (4) 499 5596, Office: +64 (4) 499 2267 ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
Re: [HACKERS] mailing list messages
On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Andrew McMillan wrote: Bruce Momjian wrote: I wonder if the new Tips at the bottom of email messages can be enabled for users during their first 30 days of mailing list subscription, then not appear? What about having some basic _PostgreSQL_ tips in there? This would be especially cute for -novice, I think. We must all be able to come up with 100 or so little one or two liners about PostgreSQL can't we? Since Peter has shown how easy it is to get rid of the TIPs for those that dont' like it, I think that's a cool idea :) ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
RE: [HACKERS] mailing list messages
I like this idea too. How about TIP #1: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster ;-) Mike Mascari [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: The Hermit Hacker [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 1:57 PM To: Andrew McMillan Cc: PostgreSQL-development Subject:Re: [HACKERS] mailing list messages On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Andrew McMillan wrote: Bruce Momjian wrote: I wonder if the new Tips at the bottom of email messages can be enabled for users during their first 30 days of mailing list subscription, then not appear? What about having some basic _PostgreSQL_ tips in there? This would be especially cute for -novice, I think. We must all be able to come up with 100 or so little one or two liners about PostgreSQL can't we? Since Peter has shown how easy it is to get rid of the TIPs for those that dont' like it, I think that's a cool idea :) ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
RE: [HACKERS] mailing list messages
there, added ... and even gave an attribute to you :)
On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, Mike Mascari wrote:
I like this idea too. How about TIP #1: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster ;-)
Mike Mascari
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Subject: Re: [HACKERS] mailing list messages
On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Andrew McMillan wrote:
Bruce Momjian wrote:
I wonder if the new Tips at the bottom of email messages can be enabled
for users during their first 30 days of mailing list subscription, then
not appear?
What about having some basic _PostgreSQL_ tips in there? This would be
especially cute for -novice, I think.
We must all be able to come up with 100 or so little one or two liners
about PostgreSQL can't we?
Since Peter has shown how easy it is to get rid of the TIPs for those that
dont' like it, I think that's a cool idea :)
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Re: [HACKERS] mailing list messages
Bruce Momjian [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I wonder if the new Tips at the bottom of email messages can be enabled for users during their first 30 days of mailing list subscription, then not appear? I'm pretty durn tired of 'em, and it's not been 30 days yet ;-) I hear you. A subscription option to turn 'em off seems sufficient, though. We don't need to automate the choice for people. I figured it is a pain to have people do that when 95% of current users don't need it now anyway because they have been around for 30 days. -- Bruce Momjian| http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup.| Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
