[Fedora-xen] management of this list

[John Summerfield]

Daniel P. Berrange wrote:

> I'm not going to get into this discussion again, other than to refer
> you to the previous thread
> 
>   http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-xen/2007-May/msg00021.html

That's one reply I did not see. I have seen the article it links to, and 
I don't agree with some of its basic assumptions.

> 
> To quote Markus
> 
>  "This just replaces one set of problems with a different set of
>   arguably worse problems, shifting the annoyance from one set of people
>   (which includes John) to another set (which includes me)."
> 
> So no, it won't be changing. 

If all email clients shipped by RH and Fedora were "reasonable mailers" 
as assumed by Chip, I really wouldn't care so much.

I could almost cope if the version of mailman Red Hat's using would 
gaily send me so-called duplicates, but it won't. I've checked my 
configuration.

Whatever _I_ do, I miss replies others make. If you, Dan, choose "group 
reply" or "reply to all,"[1] I often don't get it. I've never seen value 
in off-list replies, except for very rare cases where, maybe 
highlighting someone's ignorance might embarrass them, but they need to 
be put straight.

I for one would be happy if my email address never went to email lists; 
the fact it does is the reason I need to apply antispam to this domain.


[1] I don't see the point of those wrt _this_ list. Mutt users might try 
L to reply to the list.

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John

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