On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 7:49 PM, Vinny Badrinathan <vinnybad@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hey All, > > I'm new to this list so forgive me if this was brought up before. > > Is there a particular reason why this isn't a blind list? I'm probably > using the wrong term here so I'll describe it: the reader can see the > senders screename but when the reader wants to reply or reply to all, it > automatically only replies to the list alone. > > Google Groups does this. I feel that if this were done, it might be easier > to follow conversations. > > -Vinny Vinny, I'm going to be wordy since I don't remember this being addressed here before. If this is not in a wiki somewhere, maybe someone could add it the kernelnewbies wiki. Thanks == Since there are dozens of lkml lists, it is important they work together and that people don't have to subscribe / unsubscribe as they move from one subsystem list to another. With most lkml lists you don't have to subscribe to post. That requires great anti-spam software, but it is in place and shared by most lkml lists. So if you have a ide question / rfc / patch, you can just post it to the ide list without any preliminary subscribing. Since non-subscribers can (and do) post, it is always policy to do reply all. Further, if a discussion evolves to where it requires answers from a specific individual not subscribed to the sub-list having the discussion, someone can just add them to the cc line, and now they have joined the thread. With the reply all philosophy they will now see the rest of the thread as it evolves. Based on the above many core lk developers have email filters in place to separate normal list traffic from messages that have their name in the to: / cc: fields. That allows them to prioritize the messages that are specifically targeted to them as opposed to part of the overall list traffic. == Greg -- Greg Freemyer Head of EDD Tape Extraction and Processing team Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
