On 8/27/2014 12:00 PM, Julian Thomas wrote:
On Aug 27, 2014, at 12:04, Andrea Pescetti <[email protected]> wrote:
This is exactly the spirit of this list. We very much prefer that users
subscribe, and you'll hardly find a link to this list on our site that comes
without the recommendation to subscribe. Still, it seems many users prefer to
send a quick mail rather than using the forum, and this is why we currently
allow non-subscribed members to post.
Is there any way that [without a lot of effort] a post from a nonsubscriber
could trigger an email warning that he/she will not see the response unless
subscribed?
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jt http://jt-mj.net
Silence is evidence of a superb command of the language
I think there is a limit as to how much "hand-holding" or "baby-sitting"
should be expected. There are thousands of mailing lists that offer
tech support or rather community support for a multitude of products.
Those that allow non subscribers to post and ask questions (knowing that
a very large percentage of those will never see the answers) can be
counted on one's fingers. There must be a web page somewhere pointing
to this mailing list (otherwise none of of us would have found it).
Explain it there that only registered users can post to the list because
that is the only way they can receive responses. The moderators have
plenty to do without having to verify that everyone who posts is registered.
Of course, with that comes the endless chain of complaints "why can't I
unsubscribe" or "stop sending me these messages" which also come from
users wanting someone else to do everything for them and can't be
bothered to read the unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of every
email they receive from the list. As far as hiding these comments as
part of the signatures, I've never seen an email client that hides
signatures on an original email. That would be foolish. They only hide
them on the responses to those emails because the original senders don't
need to see their own signatures. Those who say otherwise are unwilling
to admit that they are too lazy or too stupid to find and follow the
instructions.
Either way, there will be some whiners. I say "let them whine!!!" To
someone who claims to be a newbie and doesn't understand the jargon,
which really can be confusing to those unfamiliar with it, I would take
the time to explain in non-technical terms ONE TIME. After that, their
complaints would be relegated to an email filter. I don't know of any
email client which doesn't provide such filters.
Just my not-so-humble opinion.
Dale Erwin
Jr. 28 de Julio 657 (Int. 3)
Magdalena del Mar
Lima 17, PERU
If there are users who still can't cope with these methods, my opinion
is that they should find alternative methods to perform their tasks.
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