Re: Virus Alert - ScanMail for Lotus Notes
On Thu, 21 Nov 2002 17:31:30 -0800
Bill Moseley <moseley@hank.org> wrote:
> At 01:16 AM 11/22/02 +0000, Colin Watson wrote:
> >On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 05:03:38PM -0800, Bill Moseley wrote:
> >> This list allows non-subscribers to post, right? Why is that?
> >
> >If you've been around for a bit, you'll have seen really quite
> >frequent posts from people saying "I can't handle the volume of this
> >list, so I'm not subscribed; please cc me on replies". The spam
>
> But if someone doesn't subscribe they have the chance that a reply to
> their question won't go to them (only to the list). And I also think
> it's trivial and fast to subscribe during time you ask your question
> and expect replies.
That's what the archives are for. During periods that I feel overwhelmed
by list volume I unsubscribe == If I ask a question I don't usually
request a CC -- I just go to the archives a few days later and search on
my original subject.
G
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