Re: Mailing list changes

[Eric Renfro <psi-jack@myrddincd.com>]

On Monday 04 November 2002 12:29 pm, Jackson Fox wrote:
> With regards to the new mailing list system, is there a reason this change
> could not have been announced BEFORE the change was made?  I understand the
> need and desire for a quick change, and in that regards it appears that
> things went well.
>
> However, I was rather surprised to find my mailboxes filling up with gentoo
> mailing list mail (which I had on hold) this morning.  Had I been on
> vacation (as I was until recently) my mailbox would have quickly filled up
> and been unable to receive to new mail (as I do not have a large email
> quota).
>
> In the future, PLEASE let subscribers know when this is going to happen so
> they can take appropriate measures.  I think it was very irresponsible of
> the Gentoo team to do this in the manner in which they did.

I strongly agree with this.

My inbox got up to over 100 messages in my inbox, and me going, why am I 
suddenly so popular? Then to realize, it was gentoo-user's mailing-list, a 
mainstream highly-active list, being stuffed in my normal inbox, because 
Mailman used a standard List-Id header, while ezmlm, uses practically no 
standard methods at all. 

Generally, if a mailing-list follows no standards, I unsubscribe to them 
swiftly. I've just unsubscribed to these lists due to this. A mailing-list is 
supposed to organize mail at the server. When this isn't done, a mailing-list 
is broken or just not worth using. (for example, I don't subscribe to 
Marjodomo lists. They still follow no standards at all..)

But, anyway, this is my loud complaint, and my goodbye to the lists. Bad move.
--
Eric Renfro
Myrddin Computers & Designs - CEO/President
Sales: sales@myrddincd.com
Fax: (775) 243-4535


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