Marc G. Fournier From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> Robert McClenon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >>Another thread on the topic of this RFD was cross-posted to >>pgsql.general. I didn't notice that it was cross-posted, and so >>cross-posted a reply to news.groups and pgsql.general. I then got a >>message from the list gateway saying that my post was stalled awaiting >>moderator approval because I was not on the list of list subscribers. > > As I made mention in another thread, the lists are not moderated past > the fact that you need to be subscribed in order to post directly > through to the list ... and subscribed does not mean 'receiving email', > as that would defeat the point ... if you send a quick: > > subscribe-set <listname> <email> nomail > > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to get yourself subscribed in a 'do not send > me email' way, then that would eliminate the requirement for me to > approve your posting ... > > This applies to anyone either reading through usenet, or trying to post > directly to the lists through email ... > You're missing the point. You are still looking at things from the point of view of a list subscriber. The RFD is to focus on the experience of a Usenet poster. Take your average Usenet poster..he finds one of the PostGreSQL groups, and sees that they are listed as unmoderated groups. He posts a question. He gets an e-mail from a moderator's robot. This creates major confusion. He is not aware that 99 percent of the NG volume comes from e-mails to mailing lists. -- Bill ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
