Re: NAG messages.

[Brian White <bcwhite@verisim.com>]

> This is a formal request for removal from the NAG distribution list.
> 
> Receiving 100 useless messages, each indicating an outstanding bug, is the
> worst kind of spam. It imparts no information, either about the bugs, or
> any suggested fixes. It only adds useless mail to my inbox, which I must
> delete in order to see important mail.

I don't want to remove people.  I feel the nag service is a helpful service
for many people that just need a small push to encourage them to fix their
outstanding bugs.

I can understand the problem with receiving hundreds of pieces of email
about it.  Nag was never designed with the current system in mind.  What
I've done instead is to change nag so that it only sends one piece of email
per maintainer which includes all bugs of a given type and severity.  With
this, you'll never receive more than one email on any given day.

                                          Brian
                                 ( bcwhite@verisim.com )

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