Re: Q: List Policy
On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 03:44:08AM -0800, Steve Lamb wrote:
> Chris Bannister wrote:
> > Quite right, but why discourage CCing on an open list? I can see the
> > point in not CCing on a closed list.
>
> For the same reasons. Whether the list is open or closed is irrelevant to
> the harm that CCing people unbidden causes. A list being open or closed is
What harm? What's worse; rec a CC or missing out on crucial
help/information?
> also irrelevant to the fact that it is incumbent on the sender to ensure they
> receive replies, capable of finding replies or requesting copies if they
> cannot fulfill the previous two trivial tasks.
We are talking about newbies here.
--
Chris.
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than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other
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