L Goodwin, Wrap your lines; To reply to both list and sender use "Reply to all"; To send a "private" message delete [EMAIL PROTECTED]; To.... and so on. Control everything yourself!
But I think that the best is to use some normal mailer program that support simple list handling. It's not like some kind of forum and it's all about transparent architecture and freedom. - Yuri On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 12:14:54 -0700 (PDT) L Goodwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, Jonathan, since you asked, here are the things I've found cumbersome > about freebsd-questions, some/all of which may be due to my own ignorance: > > 1) I get all email posted to freebsd-questions in my inbox (actually, some > end up in "bulk mail" folder). That's a lot of mail to wade through. I'm > trying to get a system up and running so I can move on to the next task. > I suppose I could set up some email filtering rules to limit what comes in. > > 2) To reply to an email, I have to copy/paste "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" > into the "To" field. If I forget to do this, my reply gets send to the sender > only. > See? I almost forgot to do it for this reply. :-} > > One feature I like about (some) list servers is the ability to send a private > message to another member. This comes in handy when one person is helping > troubleshoot a problem, and you don't need everybody on the list to get > involved. > > Jonathan McKeown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wednesday 11 April 2007 05:12, L Goodwin wrote: > > For starters, how about getting this mail group on a proper list server? > > I'll gladly help if there is anything I can do other than get in the way... > > I normally try not to be rude, but... > > what on Earth are you talking about? What is it about a Mailman installation > on a host within the freebsd.org domain that renders it less than proper? > > Jonathan _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
