Re: NAG messages.
On Wed, Sep 23, 1998 at 09:53:30AM -0400, Dale Scheetz wrote:
> > Maybe a reasonable compromise is to send only 1 mail by package; this
> > email giving the list of overdue bugs for the given package...?
>
> Even this is redundant. I already receive the "Unresolved Problem Report"
> every Friday. I do `grep "Dale Scheetz" problems.msg >bugs.today` and get
> a useful list of all my outstanding bug reports.
>
> There is no additional information provided by the NAG message, so it is
> completely redundant, and useless.
>
> I can remove myself from the bug track mailing list if I desire, and stop
> receiving the Friday report. I have no such control over the NAG messages.
>
> I am only asking for control over what gets sent to my mailbox by an
> automated process. I am supposed to have legal recourse when someone
> unknown to me forces e-mail into my box. I find myself frustrated and
> disturbed that I can't get the same cooperation from a fellow developer.
Even though we are obviously arguing for arguements' sake:
Mailagent, Procmail.
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