On Wed, Sep 23, 1998 at 09:53:30AM -0400, Dale Scheetz wrote: > > Maybe a reasonable compromise is to send only 1 mail by package; this > > email giving the list of overdue bugs for the given package...? > > Even this is redundant. I already receive the "Unresolved Problem Report" > every Friday. I do `grep "Dale Scheetz" problems.msg >bugs.today` and get > a useful list of all my outstanding bug reports. > > There is no additional information provided by the NAG message, so it is > completely redundant, and useless. > > I can remove myself from the bug track mailing list if I desire, and stop > receiving the Friday report. I have no such control over the NAG messages. > > I am only asking for control over what gets sent to my mailbox by an > automated process. I am supposed to have legal recourse when someone > unknown to me forces e-mail into my box. I find myself frustrated and > disturbed that I can't get the same cooperation from a fellow developer.
Even though we are obviously arguing for arguements' sake: Mailagent, Procmail. -- ___________________________________________________________________ Ean Schuessler An oderless programmer work-a-like Novare International Inc. Silent and motionless *** WARNING: This signature may contain jokes.
