On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Max Waterman wrote: > Someone (rudely) suggested it was unacceptable to ask for a 'cc' rather > than joining the email list. If this is so, I apologise, but would like > to point out that I was only following the suggestion on the wget web page :
I believe such suggestions (whether rude or polite) are unacceptable themselves. For various reasons subscribing to every mailing list out there just to report problems, provide suggestions, etc. without doing regular work may cause troubles to people. E.g. I am involved in several projects that require tracking or participating in discussions at mailing lists. I am subscribed to about 30 mailing lists now and to be able to cope with the considerable amount of mail I receive I must seriously weigh every additional subscribtion. If cc-ing was unacceptable here, the list could equally well be closed to non-subscribers. -- + Maciej W. Rozycki, Technical University of Gdansk, Poland + +--------------------------------------------------------------+ + e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED], PGP key available +
