Personally, I don't mind deleting the few emails (relatively) that are out-of-office replies. If I did, I would probably just set up a filter since I'm using Gmail (and I'm pretty sure most popular email clients support advanced filters as well). I find that the very small amount of time it takes me to select the email, and then select Delete, is really nothing to complain about.
Just my $0.02 - Jon On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 8:21 PM, Jim Croft <[email protected]> wrote: > It's not really a web standards issue, but the current acceptable > standard for email list servers it to trap 'out of office' messages > and /dev/null them with extreme prejudice. > > If the current list software can not do this, perhap it too should be > /dev/null'd. > > I am subscribed to dozens of email lists and this is the only one that > relays out of office spam. Not a good look for a group promoting > quality and standards in communication. > > jim > > On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 9:52 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > <rant> > > > > After a while, we humans decide that small annoyances need to end and > after > > hearing from an individual I don't know that "I am off sick today" on > the > > WSG group, I have decided enough is enough. What Russ and his band of > > compatriots did back 15 years or so ago to create a group and spread the > > word has been fantastic howeever it needs a revival. > > > > The vast majority of us are techie, web developers who know a thing > or > > two about great websites that are accessible. Isn't that what WSG is > crying > > out for? Gopher and Archie have sadly gone and so should the current > flavour > > of WSG. > > > > WSG could be reincarnated into a thing of beauty and a site to > behold > > beacuse with HTML5, a sprinkling of accessibility knowledge and a bunch > of > > us hacking away, we could show the world that sites can be accessible and > > uber-cool at the same time. > > > > Over to you... > > > > </rant> > > > > PS Hope you're feeling better > > > > Ewen Hill > > Project Manager. > > > [email protected]_________________________________________________________________________________ > > > > This email contains confidential information intended only for the person > > named above and may be subject to legal privilege. If you are not the > > intended recipient, any disclosure, copying or use of this information is > > prohibited. The Department provides no guarantee that this communication > is > > free of virus or that it has not been intercepted or interfered with. If > you > > have received this email in error or have any other concerns regarding > its > > transmission, please notify [email protected] > > > _________________________________________________________________________________ > > ******************************************************************* > > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > > Help: [email protected] > > ******************************************************************* > > > > -- > _________________ > Jim Croft ~ [email protected] ~ +61-2-62509499 ~ http://about.me/jrc > 'A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point > of doubtful sanity.' > - Robert Frost, poet (1874-1963) > > Please send URLs, not attachments: > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [email protected] > ******************************************************************* > > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [email protected] *******************************************************************
