On Saturday 22 September 2007 03:54:51 mike scott wrote:
> On 21 Sep 2007 at 21:28, Diabolic Preacher wrote:
> > On 9/21/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > On Friday 21 September 2007 09:26:47 Michael Adams wrote:
> > > > On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:44:59 -0700
> >
> > if the email client problem is taken aside, what are the
> > reasons for either allowing or disallowing non-subscribed
> > posts.
> >
> > although everyone has put forward their points supporting
> > either case. i would choose to go with a subscribers-only
> > list..and i'll try n explain
>
> Thinking off the top of my head, as I write, maybe the issue
> needn't be a completely black or white, "subscribed" or
> "unsubscribed" one. A couple of ideas:
>
> Suppose mail from unsubscribed users (only) is put through some
> sort of filtering. This would look for key words/phrases ("does
> it run on vista", springs to mind for example) and send what
> seems an appropriate reply from an FAQ, along with a note giving
> the benefits of subscribing to the list. The latter would
> include in particular avoidance of the filter - so if it /has/
> answered the question, all's well and good (and list time is
> saved); if it /hasn't/, then there's a chance to either rephrase
> the request (without subscribing, in which case the process
> repeats), or of subscribing, in which case it will be dealt with
> as now.
>
> Alternatively, perhaps requests from non-subscribed people could
> be dealt with as implicit subscription requests - they send the
> question, receive a note explaining what's happening and asking
> if they wish to subscribe: iff they agree, they are then
> subscribed and the question is forwarded to the list. But a
> pre-check of an FAQ would /still/ remove the motonous regularity
> of the 'vista questions' :-)
>
> As I said, this is straight off the top of the head, so maybe
> it's a non-starter for some reason. Thoughts?
This and any other suggestions about correcting the current state of
the mailing list would be better served at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
That is where I posted my suggestions.
The above email address is where all the website developers hang out
and discuss things. It does not appear that any of them except one
actually monitor this list because they don't chime in with what
they are doing or why it can't be done currently. But all that can
be found on the other list.
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