Axel Thimm wrote:
On a subscriber-only list I consider that a feature. I hate getting
duplicate emails, especially ones that don't have a List-Id: header to
properly sort the mail (like the Cc'd mail wouldn't have).
You probably get duplicate e-mail also for cross-postings when
you're subscribed to both lists. But is it a big deal? You only
read them once anyway.
But how did you notice this reply for you on fedora-list?
The way I do it, is very unreliable and clumsy: grou by
thread, search for my own postings, look if they have any
unread replies.
But some of these lists you mention are not subscriber only.
I also think lists should be open to posting by non-subscribers...
Otherwise cross-posting is painful and doesn't work as intended
(i.e.: you get half of the messages in each list).
But cross-posting is discouraged anyway.
Discouraged by whom? If I post with a subject such as
"kernel with selinux enabled slows down OpenGL", I'd
cross-post to all relevant lists: fedora-devel@,
linux-kernel@, selinux@, mesa3d-dev@ and dri@.
People subscribed to these lists are likely to be interested.
If they're not, they will just skip the thread after reading
the subject.
Let's not talk about bandwidth issues, please. I can
comfortably read 10-20 high-traffic lists even with my
slow connection at home. And web services such as gmame
and gmail make it easy even from hand-helds.
The spam argument is easily dismissed once you notice that
linux-kernel@ is almost 100% spam free despite being open.
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/8/8/146
I stand corrected. (but see the replies: people /like/ open
lists for the same reasons I gave)
OK, there are a couple of mailing lists on this very server that are
open to anyone just have a look at for example
video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx to see the amount of spam.
I can't see the archives without subscribing first. But what
kind of filtering did RedHat put in front of their listserver?
Maybe I've not ran lists with such high-profile, but I have
two dozens of lists in my mailman and easily got rid of almost
all the incoming spam. I see one every few days, which is
very affordable.
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