Re: 1-to-N

[Geert Stappers <stappers@stappers.nl>]

On Mon, Jan 03, 2022 at 12:56:09PM +0000, Gavin Henry wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 03, 2022 at 12:54:16PM +0000, Gavin Henry wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 03, 2022 at 01:37:35PM +0100, Geert Stappers wrote:
> > > 
> > > Previous-Subject: Re: Was: Packaging help: users and directories
> > > In-Reply-To: <[🔎] CAPcb_G+6xfeh7pU9OG0fZ+jxpChMDVL7Yoa25DrKRpEs4WMk4Q@mail.gmail.com>
> > > 
> > > On Mon, Jan 03, 2022 at 12:28:21PM +0000, Gavin Henry wrote:
> > > > Weird, I *did not* get
> > > > https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/pkg-voip-maintainers/2021-December/035961.html
> > > > any where. Not in trash or SPAM.
> > >
> > > Yes.
> > >
> > > And how many "works for me" are expected?
> > >
> > > Please make that a retoric question and check your configuration.
> > > That includes making sure to be subscribed.
> > 
> > Will do. And was before posting. Just the VoIP list.
> 
> Nevemind. You don't have to be subscribed to post to the VoIP packaging
> list. That is my issue. So never got that reply.
> 
> Will subscribe.

OK, do.


Please also be aware of this 1-to-N communication.
That we don't know how large N is.
We can safely assume that the N recievers are in different time zones
and that their time is as valuable as our time is.

So:
* Make it possible that emails can be skipped  (huge time saver)
* Have Subject: lines that do match message body
* Provide context,  don't not delete  too much
* Choose good messages above many messages

See also
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robustness_principle


Regards
Geert Stappers
-- 
Silence is hard to parse