Re: losing mails
Derek Broughton on Friday 21 Jul 2006 18:18 wrote:
> Sure it is - but it's within our rights to make him at least use google to
> find the answer when we send it back to the list. I won't CC posters who
> can't be bothered to subscribe, either. The list is supposed to be
> collaborative, and asking for CCs because you're not subscribed just sounds
> to me like you don't want to collaborate, you just want a freebie.
I'm sure that you're aware that the Debian Mailing Lists don't require a
subscription to post a message.
We had an argument with the listmasters a couple months back and the reason why
Debian does this, I think, is to allow people who don't follow the lists on a
daily basis also to be able to seek help.
And really, it's not about not bothering to subscribe. Given the large list of
MLs I follow, it is difficult to subscribe to them. In fact I don't get a
single mailing list email delivered to me. I'm in fact thankful to gmane who
allow me to monitor all my lists.
It was just that my laptop had problems and I wanted urgent help.
Thanks to all.
Ritesh
--
Ritesh Raj Sarraf
RESEARCHUT - http://www.researchut.com
"Necessity is the mother of invention."
"Stealing logic from one person is plagiarism, stealing from many is research."
"The great are those who achieve the impossible, the petty are those who
cannot - rrs"
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