Re: [qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-08 Thread jsnow
kitchm via Forum: The discussion includes the fine points about the legality of keeping the information of a mailing list on one's own computer for searching or referencing, or whatever some have thought it useful for. Obviously not a good idea for the security reasons stated. (I might add

[qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-08 Thread kitchm via Forum
Sorry JRG, I also wanted to post my response here as well: Right you are. The authors are Alan F. Westin and Michael A. Baker. It came out in paperback in 1972, according to Amazon. I think that maybe there was also the lack of accuracy in the records because the powers that be often required

[qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-08 Thread kitchm via Forum
Don't worry snowflakes, I'm here to help you and you are welcome. This is a post about why one should use a mailing list. The answer is that they should not. The many reasons for not so doing have been well addressed by the thoughtful comments of most and those are right on point. Thanks

Re: [qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-07 Thread Stuart Perkins
On Thu, 7 Feb 2019 06:31:01 -0800 (PST) billol...@gmail.com wrote: >On Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 11:36:12 AM UTC-5, unman wrote: >> On Wed, Feb 06, 2019 at 10:15:54AM -0600, John Goold wrote: >> > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> > Hash: SHA256 >> > >> > On 2/6/19 1:12 AM, 'awokd'

Re: [qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-07 Thread billollib
On Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 11:36:12 AM UTC-5, unman wrote: > On Wed, Feb 06, 2019 at 10:15:54AM -0600, John Goold wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA256 > > > > On 2/6/19 1:12 AM, 'awokd' via qubes-users wrote: > > > kitchm via Forum: > > > > > ... > > >> It is

Re: [qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-07 Thread Achim Patzner
Am Mittwoch, den 06.02.2019, 11:34 -0500 schrieb kitchm via Forum: > So did you not read Stuart's post where he states "My > current client has a court order to NEVER delete another > e-mail"? So you don't know the difference between a court order and a law? > Have you not read books by experts

Re: [qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-06 Thread John Goold
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 2/6/19 1:52 PM, kit...@tutanota.com wrote: > Yeah, good buddy, we are all making the same assumptions. Knowing > about the extent the Five Eyes will go to gather your personal > information makes two points; one is that if they do it, they must

Re: [qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-06 Thread Stuart Perkins
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On Wed, 6 Feb 2019 12:51:04 -0600 John Goold wrote: >-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >Hash: SHA256 > >On 2/6/19 10:36 AM, unman wrote: >> On Wed, Feb 06, 2019 at 10:15:54AM -0600, John Goold wrote: On >> 2/6/19 1:12 AM, 'awokd' via

Re: [qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-06 Thread Holger Levsen
On Wed, Feb 06, 2019 at 12:51:04PM -0600, John Goold wrote: > It's an interesting discussion. yes, but it's also entirely off-topic for this list. please stop it. -- tschau, Holger ---

Re: [qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-06 Thread John Goold
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 2/6/19 10:36 AM, unman wrote: > On Wed, Feb 06, 2019 at 10:15:54AM -0600, John Goold wrote: On > 2/6/19 1:12 AM, 'awokd' via qubes-users wrote: kitchm via Forum: > ... > It is currently illegal by federal law to clear your >

Re: [qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-06 Thread Holger Levsen
On Wed, Feb 06, 2019 at 11:34:57AM -0500, kitchm via Forum wrote: > [...] BTW, you are certainly not polite, > but you are obviously such a whiner since you continue to > whine about me and make this personal. can you all please stop your ad-hominem attacks and off-topic discussions and keep

Re: [qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-06 Thread unman
On Wed, Feb 06, 2019 at 10:15:54AM -0600, John Goold wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA256 > > On 2/6/19 1:12 AM, 'awokd' via qubes-users wrote: > > kitchm via Forum: > > > ... > >> It is currently illegal by federal law to clear your browser > >> history. > > > > Cite? >

[qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-06 Thread kitchm via Forum
It is called a Trump-ism. Believing that whatever one says is truth. So did you not read Stuart's post where he states "My current client has a court order to NEVER delete another e-mail"? Have you not read about the Boston Bomber case? Have you not read books by experts such as Kevin Mitnick?

Re: [qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-06 Thread John Goold
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 2/6/19 1:12 AM, 'awokd' via qubes-users wrote: > kitchm via Forum: > ... >> It is currently illegal by federal law to clear your browser >> history. > > Cite? What one does with one's browser history, even assuming one's browser has a browser

Re: [qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-06 Thread Stuart Perkins
On Tue, 05 Feb 2019 13:34:04 -0500 kitchm via Forum wrote: >Some comments based on what has been posted so far: >... > It is currently illegal by >federal law to clear your browser history. >... Illegal for who? Perhaps a Federal employee...on a work computer. --

Re: [qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-06 Thread Achim Patzner
Am Dienstag, den 05.02.2019, 13:34 -0500 schrieb kitchm via Forum: > - Google is never a secure option. And so what? This is a public mailing list with very little requirements. > - No one has ever explained how to archive on a local > computer. Yeah, well, learn to use the tools you are

Re: [qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-06 Thread Achim Patzner
Am Dienstag, den 05.02.2019, 13:32 -0500 schrieb kitchm via Forum: > @Achim Patzner - noses, Google groups is not intuitive by > any standard. So what? Stop being an entitled whiner and learn to use the tools that are available instead of demanding the world to rotate around you. > if you truly

Re: [qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-05 Thread 'awokd' via qubes-users
kitchm via Forum: - Prohibiting top posting is a bad idea because we don't do that with the e-mail standard. Email doesn't follow the standard. See https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1855 3.1.1. - "However, a Google account is required in order to post through the web interfaces." You cannot

[qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-05 Thread kitchm via Forum
@Achim Patzner - noses, Google groups is not intuitive by any standard. That is a simple fact. And frankly, I don't understand why you and unman are being just a little too negative and accusatory. This is a good discussion and it hits on many parts of the mailing list problem. No one is

[qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-05 Thread kitchm via Forum
Some comments based on what has been posted so far: - Google is never a secure option. - No one has ever explained how to archive on a local computer. - Prohibiting top posting is a bad idea because we don't do that with the e-mail standard. - There is nothing wrong with the fact that busy

Re: [qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-02 Thread Achim Patzner
Am Freitag, den 01.02.2019, 16:24 -0500 schrieb kitchm: > Personal beliefs mean little when people are crying out for > help. If something can be proven to be intuitive, then > speak up, or else hold your tongue. The bottom line remains > that it provably does not work at this point in time.

[qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-01 Thread jean-henri via qubes-users
marmot-te wrote on Wed, 30 January 2019 23:32 > hi here, > > I understand that list mail is pretty useful, > > but ... come on, this is not really common > user-friendly > example 1 : I cannot know what it be said before I > subscribe to it > example 2 : I know some users of Qubes than who don't

[qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-01 Thread kitchm
@marmot-te I couldn't agree more. I have never seen such a poor support forum example (and I've seen and used a ton of them). To add insult to injury, we are forced to use one of the worst company's services when it comes to privacy. Lack of intuitive design and poor interface makes the whole

Re: [qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-01 Thread Mike Keehan
On Fri, 01 Feb 2019 16:24:22 -0500 kitchm wrote: > I think that it is far more helpful for someone who has > actually done it to clearly and carefully explain the steps > involved to use the mail list (or google group postings or > whatever you call them) in Thunderbird and other e-mail >

[qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-01 Thread kitchm
I think that it is far more helpful for someone who has actually done it to clearly and carefully explain the steps involved to use the mail list (or google group postings or whatever you call them) in Thunderbird and other e-mail clients, as well as Firefox and other web browsers or within

Re: [qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-01 Thread unman
On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 09:47:33PM -0500, kitchm wrote: > The basic concept here is clarify what is being discussed. > There appears to be two things; one is how a mail-list works > and the other is how a mail-list is not as good as a forum. > > Being able to retrieve old e-mails assumes one has

Re: [qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-02-01 Thread unman
On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 11:39:42PM -0500, Eric wrote: > What is all the fuss about? I am replying here from the > Qubes user forum that is integrated into the mailing list > since October last year. A link to this thread: > https://qubes-os.info/index.php?t=msg=650=0; > This forum is currently

[qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-01-31 Thread billollib
On Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 9:47:37 PM UTC-5, kitchm wrote: > The basic concept here is clarify what is being discussed. > There appears to be two things; one is how a mail-list works > and the other is how a mail-list is not as good as a forum. > [snip] Maybe I'm not getting something

[qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-01-31 Thread Eric
What is all the fuss about? I am replying here from the Qubes user forum that is integrated into the mailing list since October last year. A link to this thread: https://qubes-os.info/index.php?t=msg=650=0; This forum is currently unofficial but seems to work fine. Only has a few months worth of

[qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-01-31 Thread kitchm
The basic concept here is clarify what is being discussed. There appears to be two things; one is how a mail-list works and the other is how a mail-list is not as good as a forum. Being able to retrieve old e-mails assumes one has a mail store. Either one keeps them on their own computer by

Re: [qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-01-31 Thread Stuart Perkins
On Thu, 31 Jan 2019 14:52:31 -0500 kitchm wrote: >The problem is more fundamental. > >In all things, we need to seek more commonality and >simplicity in our lives. In computer related issues, I have >found over the years that people who do not understand how >things work (thanks to the poor

[qubes-users] Re: why mail-list?

2019-01-31 Thread kitchm
The problem is more fundamental. In all things, we need to seek more commonality and simplicity in our lives. In computer related issues, I have found over the years that people who do not understand how things work (thanks to the poor educational systems) simply like to add more complexity