Re: Too many emails
On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 12:56 PM, francis picabia <fpicabia@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 9:04 AM, Valaki Valahol <ozoltan9@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hello ...
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>> Since I have subscribed to Your email list I am getting any kind
>> of emails, not only those concerning my question...
>> Is this normal and how can I stop receiving all emails, only
>> the answers to my question ?
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>> Regards
>> Zoltan
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> I'll take the answer to another level. You fail to understand what an open
> source community is. It isn't free support. It isn't a service which
> provides for your needs, now. It is a group, where anyone can help anyone.
> If you are interested in giving, as well as taking, then stay in the list
> and maybe you can contribute something. If you're only in it for your own
> selfish needs, then do as some other suggest and get off the list, asking to
> be CC'ed with a good answer.
That's a bit harsh. Many open source communities use web-based support
forums where it's possible to post a message and subscribe to replies
to that message. I assume the OP was expecting similar behavior here.
Patrick
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