I also like the reminders. Perhaps they could be made every other month, but please don't get rid of them altogether. Thanks, Andy On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 6:55 AM, Hector Santos <hsantos@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > I like the occasional reminders, especially for list that are older and > lesser to no mail. I hardly use the password stuff myself, so its just more > of a reminder of the list subscriptions. There are a few that have no mail > and it helps to get an reminder of the list you are subscribed too. In > fact, I had switched mailers and it helped me the other day to see a > reminder of a list to create a filter rule to move it its own folder. > > If anything, lets not allow a 'technical detail' be the path of least > resistance, i.e. just globally turning it off for all. One solution is to > make it optional (off by default) at the subscription level (per user), if > not already there (but its on by default). Change the script to every 2-4 > months and spread out the load. > > One small but big point I think, not everyone here is an "IETF regular." > The "weekend IETF warriors" need these electronic reminders of their > participation and whats happening in the IETF. So while it may be seen as > "waste" to the regular folks, it is useful for others too. > > Anyway, solve the technical problem -- we are good at that.... I think. :) > > -- > HLS > > > On 11/2/2013 8:19 PM, Chris Griffiths wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> The IAOC would like to solicit feedback from the community to see if there >> are any concerns with having the Secretariat turn off the monthly mailing >> list password reminders for the IETF mailing lists going forward. Due to an >> ever increasing community size as well as new mailing lists being added to >> the mailman servers over time, we see a large amount of mail at the >> beginning of every month that is causing some delays to email delivery >> during this time period in order to send out mass email subscription and >> password reminders to the community. Since Mailman has the ability to do >> on-demand requests for password reset and subscription information for each >> mailing list, there is an alternative method to the current bulk sending of >> subscription information that the community can use. >> >> We are planning to raise this at the Admin plenary on Wednesday at IETF 88 >> in Vancouver, but we would like to get your feedback on this issue. >> >> Thank you >> >> Chris Griffiths >> IAOC Chair >> > > -- > HLS > >