Bill Moran wrote:
In response to "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
Tom Lane wrote:
"Joshua D. Drake" <jd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Bill Moran wrote:
Instructions are in the mail headers of each message:
Actually it is quite ridiculous that we expect someone to read the mail
headers.
I don't find it so. That's like saying it's ridiculous to expect the
average auto owner to change the oil every 3000 miles. Reading headers
Uhh... no. A better analogy would be:
expecting an average postgresql user to vacuum
Which is completely different then expecting the average user to have a
clue or care what an email header is. Email headers are part of the
source code of email, not part of the usage to users (man that sounds
weird).
isn't a terribly esoteric thing to do. I taught an "intro to email" class
back in 2000 and spent about 5 minutes explaining headers and what they
meant. The students didn't have any difficulty grasping the concept, and
I got the impression that they found the information enlightening.
All due respect, but you are the 2% of the 98%. Not a common user,
frankly no common DBA should ever have to read email headers, ever. That
is what an systems administrator is for (sometimes, yes they are one and
the same).
Our lists (the @postgresql.org ones) are the only lists to which I
subscribe that do not put the unsubscribe info at the bottom of every
email sent to the list.
I guess that makes RFC2369 another great idea that nobody's paying attention
to ...
shame ...
Now that I won't disagree with but then again, when was the last time
you say a compliant web browser? ;)
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
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