Re: Cc'ing people on mailing list posts
Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> writes:
> On Tue, Jan 01, 2002 at 06:15:09PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> > Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> writes:
> >
> > > On Tue, Jan 01, 2002 at 05:57:49PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> > > > Um, it wasn't me that Branden was flaming at.
> > >
> > > Yes it was. With my followup to your mail.
> >
> > Anthony said "It's you that's violating list policy." It wasn't me,
> > it was Henning Makholm.
>
> "I SUBSCRIBE TO THIS LIST; DO NOT CC ME ON REPLIES, YOU FILTHY SWINES."
Oh, but that's fine, if abrasive. In fact, you seem to be using
Mail-Copies-To and X-No-CC, and gnus does seem to support one or both
of those. So that'll make it easy with your emails. Maybe Anthony
Towns will add those; that will make it easier.
Indeed, perhaps lists.debian.org should automatically add them. I'll
file a bug.
In any case, in-band transmission is surely going to be more
reliable. Headers are mostly directed at email software, in band at
users, so if you want the user's attention, a (polite) reminder would
do the trick.
> That's okay. I'll turn the heat way the fuck up on all future flames of
> you that I write, so that I can be sure you know you're being flamed.
How about the idea that flaming is entirely counterproductive?
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