Re: policy discussion leader
On Thu, 10 Jul 1997, Bill Mitchell wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Jul 1997, Bruce Perens wrote:
>
> > Address the messages to him and copy them to the mailing list.
>
> I've wondered about how to handle this in debian-devel postings,
> and I'm still wondering.
>
> Many of the debian-devel messages I see are To: and/or Cc: several
> developers, and also To: or Cc: debian-devel. When I'm on the
> To: or Cc: list in such messages, I get two copies -- one directly
> and another remailed thru the list. This is slightly irritating
> to me.
Again, please do _NOT_ send me any messages your CC to the list. I read
the list carefully and usually I don't miss anything important.
As a simple rule I'd say not to CC anyone if you are replying to a mailing
list. However, if the stuff is really important for a specific person, a
CC might be useful. But this shouldn't happen often.
Thanks,
Chris
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