On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 10:48:07 +0100, Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Could this thread please be taken to some other list or private mail? > I think it's clear that it's got hopelessly off-topic. ..any way these off-topic rants can be flagged as such other than "OT" in the subject? My problem is the time I spend reading etc, so _I_ should really read DU off a newsserver than get 11000 mail since joining DU. ..dial-uppers may wanna enjoy being able to filter on, say "OTNO", for "OT, news only", and save time DL'ing their mail. ..on a newsreader, you just pick the threads you _wanna_ read, so I would tend to be far more tolerant towards flamewars on my newsfeed than on my mailfeed. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]