Re: Change the signatures for -user and -devel!
David Karlin wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jul 26, 1999 at 11:47:14AM -0500, Stephen Pitts wrote:
> > Heh..this has been brought up several times. The consensus was
> > (IIRC), that the signatures for -user and -devel need to
> > be switched, so debian-devel contains the newbie-unfriendly
> > sig that we have right now, and debian-user gets the traditional
> > "mail debian-user-request@lists.debian.org" to unsubscribe.
>
> This is not at what I was suggesting.
>
> I was suggesting a link to the newbie information that people
> on this list were discussing last week. This could include,
> among many other topics, instructions to unsubscribe from
> debian-user.
>
> > Maybe a big bold link on the Debian home page that says "Have a question? Look here
> > first" which takes the user directly to the search input box on the mail archive
> > search engine?
>
> I was suggesting a link like this as a sig for debian-user,
> but maybe leading to a web page with some introductory info
> _and_ the search engine.
>
> The "mail -s..." link was difficult for a newbie to follow
> anyhow, since it required familiarity with unix command-
> line mail utilities.
In fact, the command line utilities are not required for those
with pop3 dialup internet, as many packages like Netscape
Communicator and Stardivision 5.1 can do email and news without
the support from the underlying Linux. I suspect many newbies
might be not configuring the standard unix mail and news programs
when they realize that Netscape doesn't need it.
>
> Just MHO.
>
> --D
>
> P.S. What is the current sig for debian-user? (Doesn't show
> up in my mail.)
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