Hi! With the traffic rising on sugar-devel due to patch reviews, we should make sure people are aware they can use easy filtering on the mailing list side. A good first step would be to mention this possibility
a) on the Mailing Lists wiki page [1] and b) in the welcome mail that is sent out to new subscribers. It would be nice if someone else could come up with a suitable text. Some rough instructions: To receive only mails for specific topics, select those topics in the "Which topic categories would you like to subscribe to?" option and answer No to "Do you want to receive messages that do not match any topic filter?". To receive all mails except for a few specific topics (e.g. Patches and patch reviews), select all topics except those that don't interest you and answer Yes to "Do you want to receive messages that do not match any topic filter?". The template for the welcome message currently looks like this: === Begin === Welcome to the %(real_name)s...@%(host_name)s mailing list! %(welcome)s To post to this list, send your email to: %(emailaddr)s General information about the mailing list is at: %(listinfo_url)s If you ever want to unsubscribe or change your options (eg, switch to or from digest mode, change your password, etc.), visit your subscription page at: %(optionsurl)s %(umbrella)s You can also make such adjustments via email by sending a message to: %(real_name)s-requ...@%(host_name)s with the word `help' in the subject or body (don't include the quotes), and you will get back a message with instructions. You must know your password to change your options (including changing the password, itself) or to unsubscribe. It is: %(password)s Normally, Mailman will remind you of your %(host_name)s mailing list passwords once every month, although you can disable this if you prefer. This reminder will also include instructions on how to unsubscribe or change your account options. There is also a button on your options page that will email your current password to you. === End === Sascha [1] https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Mailing_Lists -- http://sascha.silbe.org/ http://www.infra-silbe.de/
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