OT: list-etiquette and cross-posting

2004-02-08 Thread Josh Robinson
in the munging-headers thread, someone posted a link to http://marc.merlins.org/perso/listreplyto.txt - which includes this: - Reply-To munging adds additional functionality, it actually increases freedom of choice *cough* bullshit *cough* For one, it prevents a thread across two lists

Re: OT: list-etiquette and cross-posting

2004-02-08 Thread Rico -mc- Gloeckner
On Sun, Feb 08, 2004 at 02:29:21PM +, Josh Robinson wrote: to me, at least, these seem mutually incompatible. indeed, can anyone explain why cross-posting is such a bad idea? it's all very well to describe it as 'clueless and rude', but i've not managed to find a FAQ that explains why it's

Re: OT: list-etiquette and cross-posting

2004-02-08 Thread Thorsten Haude
Hi, * Josh Robinson wrote (2004-02-08 15:29): indeed, can anyone explain why cross-posting is such a bad idea? The people visiting one of the two lists do not see the other list. So you will get your answer twice, wasting the time of the people trying to help you. There is one best place (list

Re: OT: list-etiquette and cross-posting

2004-02-08 Thread Johann Koenig
On Sunday February 8 at 03:56pm Rico -mc- Gloeckner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ## Please don't cc me: i'm subscribed Make use of Mail-Followup-To: then. From http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/ Code of conduct When using the Debian mailing lists, please follow these rules: ... When

Re: List etiquette/Thanks everyone

2002-06-04 Thread Paul Scott
prover wrote: I'M NOT MEMER OF YOUR MAILING LISTS. MY MAIL IS : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED] IS ONLY FORWARD FROM [EMAIL PROTECTED]). WHY THIS MAILS COME TO ME? EVERY DAY COME TO ME 200 MAILS FROM YOUR MAILING LISTS. CAN YOU DO SOMETHING WITH IT? THANK YOU. Is anyone able to

Re: List etiquette/Thanks everyone

2002-06-04 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Jun 04, 2002 at 11:58:23AM -0700, Paul Scott wrote: prover wrote: I'M NOT MEMER OF YOUR MAILING LISTS. MY MAIL IS : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED] IS ONLY FORWARD FROM [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Is anyone able to help this person? I understand the listmasters have been in contact,

Re: List etiquette/Thanks everyone

2002-06-04 Thread Glyn Millington
Paul Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: prover wrote: I'M NOT MEMER OF YOUR MAILING LISTS. MY MAIL IS : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED] IS ONLY FORWARD FROM [EMAIL PROTECTED]). WHY THIS MAILS COME TO ME? EVERY DAY COME TO ME 200 MAILS FROM YOUR MAILING LISTS. CAN YOU DO SOMETHING WITH IT?

Re: List etiquette/ Thanks everyone

2002-06-02 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Fri, May 31, 2002, Daniel Toffetti ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Can someone tell me what is the agreed upon method on this list for saying thanks. There were so many replies to my questions it would be a very long job to reply to everyone individually with thanks, though if thats how

List etiquette/ Thanks everyone

2002-05-31 Thread Arthur Dent
I want to say thanks to everyone who has replied to my equests about floppy disk drives and simple network traffic monitors/ firewalls. Can someone tell me what is the agreed upon method on this list for saying thanks. There were so many replies to my questions it would be a very long job to

Re: List etiquette/ Thanks everyone

2002-05-31 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Arthur Dent [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2002.05.31.0816 +0200]: Can someone tell me what is the agreed upon method on this list for saying thanks. this is fine. maybe you should reply to your original post just to keep the association to the thread. or, if your original email had a subject

Re: List etiquette/ Thanks everyone

2002-05-31 Thread Frank Brodbeck
I think the best way to say thanks - and als Netiquette compatible - is to stay tuned and help others the way others helped you. HAND. Frank -- $ Hello World! $ I am [Ff]rank ;) 1024D/EC4CE5CC 2002-05-14 Frank Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] fingerprint =

Re: List etiquette/ Thanks everyone

2002-05-31 Thread Daniel Toffetti
Can someone tell me what is the agreed upon method on this list for saying thanks. There were so many replies to my questions it would be a very long job to reply to everyone individually with thanks, though if thats how it goes thats what I'll do. I think there is no standard method, I

Re: list etiquette

2001-10-03 Thread Rino Mardo
On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 12:21:59AM +0200, Robert Waldner wrote: [...] Any comments on the topic of forging addresses[0]? 0: No, this isn't personal, either, just an attempt to get back on-topic. i've only read a couple of messages in this thread and all i can say is forging addresses,

Re: list etiquette

2001-10-03 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 09:51:04PM +0100, Alex Hunsley wrote: I read my email from several places, not all of which have a linux box handy (e.g. work). Is there a promail equivelent for windows? Why you need procmail? If you have one fixed IP machine, run Linux there and access it through SSH.

Re: list etiquette

2001-10-02 Thread Robert Waldner
On Mon, 01 Oct 2001 11:40:57 BST, Alex Hunsley writes: from a non-faked address, indeed Robert Waldner wrote: And for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: well, you obviously need a more reliable way to bloody *always* include your .sig... Btw, is privacy.com your domain or are you affiliated? I'd guess no,

Re: list etiquette

2001-10-02 Thread P Kirk
And for unsubscribing here: - I'm only one person, if you have problems with me, say so, I'll just do the equivalent of killfiling you. - if you use debian, it's probably a quite good idea to participate here - as for unpleasant: that's just life, I'm afraid. The joy of the Internet is that

Re: list etiquette

2001-10-02 Thread Robert Waldner
(sending to alex, too, cause I guess he's not subscribed here ATM) On Tue, 02 Oct 2001 22:48:27 BST, P Kirk writes: And for unsubscribing here: - I'm only one person, if you have problems with me, say so, I'll just do the equivalent of killfiling you. - if you use debian, it's probably a quite

Re: list etiquette

2001-10-01 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 09:51:04PM +0100, Alex Hunsley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Karsten M. Self wrote: I read my email from several places, not all of which have a linux box handy (e.g. work). Is there a promail equivelent for windows? First choice: ssh tunnel to your GNU/Linux box.

Re: list etiquette

2001-10-01 Thread Erik Steffl
Karsten M. Self wrote: on Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 09:51:04PM +0100, Alex Hunsley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Karsten M. Self wrote: I read my email from several places, not all of which have a linux box handy (e.g. work). Is there a promail equivelent for windows? First choice: ssh

Re: list etiquette

2001-10-01 Thread P Kirk
or imap (allow ssl connections only ssl) that way you can use various MUAs and still have consistent email folders (what you do using one (instance) of MUA is visible to all other MUAs, no file locking problems etc.) erik IMAP is a good choice. I have mutt on one box and Outlook

Re: list etiquette

2001-10-01 Thread Alex Hunsley
Karsten M. Self wrote: on Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 09:51:04PM +0100, Alex Hunsley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Karsten M. Self wrote: I read my email from several places, not all of which have a linux box handy (e.g. work). Is there a promail equivelent for windows? First choice: ssh

Re: list etiquette

2001-10-01 Thread Alex Hunsley
Robert Waldner wrote: On Sun, 30 Sep 2001 20:03:14 CDT, Hall Stevenson writes: * Alex Hunsley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010930 16:54]: I read my email from several places, not all of which have a linux box handy (e.g. work). Is there a promail equivelent for windows? I use Outlook Express

Re: list etiquette (Windows setup w/o fetchmail/procmail)

2001-10-01 Thread stevencooper
On Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 11:55:10PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: on Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 09:51:04PM +0100, Alex Hunsley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Karsten M. Self wrote: ... Second: Last time this topic surfaced, indications were that procmail doesn't work with the legacy MS Windows MAPI

Re: list etiquette

2001-10-01 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Mon, Oct 01, 2001 at 11:23:03AM +0100, Alex Hunsley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Karsten M. Self wrote: on Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 09:51:04PM +0100, Alex Hunsley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Karsten M. Self wrote: I read my email from several places, not all of which have a

Re: list etiquette

2001-09-30 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sat, Sep 29, 2001 at 01:02:16PM +0100, Alex Hunsley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Who runs the debian list? [EMAIL PROTECTED] I emailed the list owner address a little while ago and haven't received a response. What I said in this email was: I think that it is an omission not to say

Re: list etiquette

2001-09-30 Thread Alex Hunsley
Karsten M. Self wrote: on Sat, Sep 29, 2001 at 01:02:16PM +0100, Alex Hunsley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Who runs the debian list? [EMAIL PROTECTED] I emailed the list owner address a little while ago and haven't received a response. What I said in this email was: I think

Re: list etiquette

2001-09-30 Thread Hall Stevenson
* Alex Hunsley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010930 16:54]: snip I read my email from several places, not all of which have a linux box handy (e.g. work). Is there a promail equivelent for windows? I use Outlook Express when I'm at work and have set up various rules for putting mail from different

Re: list etiquette

2001-09-30 Thread dman
On Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 09:51:04PM +0100, Alex Hunsley wrote: | Karsten M. Self wrote: | I'd recommend spending less time harranging the overworked list and more | investing in a solid set of procmail filters. | | I would hardly describe a suggestion sent to list admin as harranging. | | I

Re: list etiquette

2001-09-30 Thread Robert Waldner
On Sun, 30 Sep 2001 20:03:14 CDT, Hall Stevenson writes: * Alex Hunsley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010930 16:54]: I read my email from several places, not all of which have a linux box handy (e.g. work). Is there a promail equivelent for windows? I use Outlook Express when I'm at work and have set

Re: list etiquette

2001-09-30 Thread Erik Steffl
Alex Hunsley wrote: Karsten M. Self wrote: on Sat, Sep 29, 2001 at 01:02:16PM +0100, Alex Hunsley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Who runs the debian list? [EMAIL PROTECTED] I emailed the list owner address a little while ago and haven't received a response. What I

list etiquette

2001-09-29 Thread Alex Hunsley
Who runs the debian list? I emailed the list owner address a little while ago and haven't received a response. What I said in this email was: I think that it is an omission not to say in the confirm list subscription email message that all messages will be forwarded to usenet. I had no idea about

Re: list etiquette

2001-09-29 Thread Robert Waldner
On Sat, 29 Sep 2001 13:02:16 BST, Alex Hunsley writes: Who runs the debian list? I emailed the list owner address a little while ago and haven't received a response. What I said in this email was: I think that i t is an omission not to say in the confirm list subscription email message that all

Re: list etiquette

2001-09-29 Thread Alex Hunsley
Robert Waldner wrote: On Sat, 29 Sep 2001 13:02:16 BST, Alex Hunsley writes: Who runs the debian list? I emailed the list owner address a little while ago and haven't received a response. What I said in this email was: I think that i t is an omission not to say in the confirm list

Re: list etiquette

2001-09-29 Thread Robert Waldner
On Sat, 29 Sep 2001 13:20:43 BST, Alex Hunsley writes: But OTOH, I post here since ~ 2 years, with an unmangled address, and haven't seen any increase in spam. Yeah, I suppose a debian usenet group isn't the most likely place to trawl for email address. I'm not sure I the trawlers target

Re: list etiquette

2001-09-29 Thread Colin Watson
On Sat, Sep 29, 2001 at 01:02:16PM +0100, Alex Hunsley wrote: Who runs the debian list? I emailed the list owner address a little while ago and haven't received a response. What I said in this email was: I think that it is an omission not to say in the confirm list subscription email message