Re: Code of Conduct on the Debian mailinglists

[Matthias Julius <lists@julius-net.net>]

Miles Bader <miles.bader@necel.com> writes:

> "Joe Smith" <unknown_kev_cat@hotmail.com> writes:
>> So I really wonder why mailing lists are so common.
>
> It sort of depends on what you're looking for.
>
> Some advantages of mailing lists:
>
>   * E-mail generally has a "wider reach" -- it gets past corporate
>     firewalls, (my company has never allowed external nntp connections),
>     works even on strange systems, etc.
>
>   * With email, you can use the same MUA you always use, with the
>     features you're used to.  People are _used_ to email, know how to
>     configure it.
>
>   * With a mailing list you get a private copy of every message, without
>     having to figure out how to setup a nntp server.
>

  * A mailing list is easier to distribute with a slow
    server/connection.  If a mail takes 3 minutes to show up in your
    mailbox it doesn't matter.  If each news post takes 15 seconds to
    load it gets annoying.

Matthias