Hello,
On Wednesday 18 May 2005 09:37, Matthew Hawkins wrote:
> Kern Sibbald ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > What I don't like about this is that some users (such as myself) don't
> > want to subscribe to lists even to get help
>
> If you got software for free, and you can't even be bothered to do
> something as simple as subscribe to a free mailing list to receive free
> help, then IMO you don't deserve to get that help. If you're hungry, and
> you can't be bothered getting off your fat butt to go get something to eat
> - guess what? You starve. No magical genie will pop out of the computer
> and feed you.
Well, everyone is entitled to his opinion.
In my case, it is not that I cannot be bothered to subscribe as you seem
suggest. This should be obvious from the amount of time and effort I put into
Bacula. Rather, what holds me back from subscribing to other lists is
overloading myself with even more email -- so I appreciate open lists, and
would like to keep Bacula operating that way.
>
> It appears the lists are run by mailman, subscribers can simply tell the
> list to not send them any mail if they don't want it, or unsubscribe even
> more easily than they easily subscribed (as the unsubscribe link comes in
> every message).
There are a lot of users out there who are struggling to learn Linux, and it
is not always so obvious for them how to subscribe/unsubscribe -- at least
judging by the number of illfated attempts by some to remove themselves from
the lists I maintain (9 or 10).
--
Best regards,
Kern
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