RW wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:19:11 +0100
> Tore Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> An HTML forum is probably out of the question, but I wish FreeBSD
>> would at least consider turning the mailing lists into newsgroups -
>> something like news.mozilla.org - unless someone has a better idea.
On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:19:11 +0100
Tore Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> An HTML forum is probably out of the question, but I wish FreeBSD
> would at least consider turning the mailing lists into newsgroups -
> something like news.mozilla.org - unless someone has a better idea.
You can access th
> There is a touching concern for newbies in all this, which is out
> of step with the somewhat edgy aspect of FreeBSD that most of you
> seem to embrace in other connections. And the bottom line is that
> most newbies end up elsewhere. If making FreeBSD more popular is
> a priority, there is lon
On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:53:54 +0100, Tore Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
>> [snip]
>> We don't accept email only from lurkers. The mailing list is also
>> advertized as the official place to ask questions in CD-ROMs provided by
>> vendors, in our documentation, on magaz
Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> [snip]
> We don't accept email only from lurkers. The mailing list is also
> advertized as the official place to ask questions in CD-ROMs provided by
> vendors, in our documentation, on magazines, conferences, and so on.
The normal thing on all other forums that I have
On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:19:11 +0100, Tore Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Erik Trulsson wrote:
>> On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 11:54:00PM +0100, Tore Lund wrote:
>>> [snip]
>>> I request that this misunderstood piece of "etiquette" is revised. If
>>> someone has the brains to find this list as well as
On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:25:54 -0400
Bill Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gerard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:30:28 -0400
> > Bill Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > Da Rock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Fair enough, but is it necessary on all th
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 11:54:00PM +0100, Tore Lund wrote:
> Jonathan McKeown wrote:
> > [snip]
> > As regards copying the original recipients, this list specifically requests
> > it: check the regular posting titled ``how to get best results from
> > freebsd-questions'', particularly para VII.6.
Tore Lund writes:
> An HTML forum is probably out of the question, but I wish FreeBSD
> would at least consider turning the mailing lists into newsgroups
> - something like news.mozilla.org - unless someone has a better
> idea.
There is "comp.uinx.bsd.freebsd.misc" (I think - been a
Gerard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:30:28 -0400
> Bill Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Da Rock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > Fair enough, but is it necessary on all the lists for freebsd?
> >
> > http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html
>
> That is
Erik Trulsson wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 11:54:00PM +0100, Tore Lund wrote:
>> [snip]
>> I request that this misunderstood piece of "etiquette" is revised. If
>> someone has the brains to find this list as well as the brains to use
>> FreeBSD at all, they also have the brains to come back he
On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:07:57 -0400
Robert Huff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dmitry RCL Rekman writes:
>
> > I actually did the mistake of subscribing to mailing list,
> > because I did not know that I would be able to post (and receive
> > answers) without being subscribed. That resulted in a
Dmitry RCL Rekman writes:
> I actually did the mistake of subscribing to mailing list,
> because I did not know that I would be able to post (and receive
> answers) without being subscribed. That resulted in a few tens of
> messages not related to the subject I posted about on the very
> firs
Hi,
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 11:54 PM, Tore Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I request that this misunderstood piece of "etiquette" is revised. If
> someone has the brains to find this list as well as the brains to use
> FreeBSD at all, they also have the brains to come back here to look for
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 11:54:00PM +0100, Tore Lund wrote:
> Jonathan McKeown wrote:
> > [snip]
> > As regards copying the original recipients, this list specifically requests
> > it: check the regular posting titled ``how to get best results from
> > freebsd-questions'', particularly para VII.6.
Jonathan McKeown wrote:
> [snip]
> As regards copying the original recipients, this list specifically requests
> it: check the regular posting titled ``how to get best results from
> freebsd-questions'', particularly para VII.6.
I think you mean para VI.6. The gist of that paragraph is a wish t
On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:30:28 -0400
Bill Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Da Rock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Fair enough, but is it necessary on all the lists for freebsd?
>
> http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html
That is one man's point of view. There are several others thoug
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 10:35:57AM +1000, Da Rock wrote:
> This may have been suggested or discussed before, but is there a reason
> why the reply-to on this list isn't the list itself instead of the
> person who posted? Ie reply-to: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Yes. It is the usual way of doin
Da Rock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Fair enough, but is it necessary on all the lists for freebsd?
>
http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html
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On Saturday 22 March 2008 06:33, Da Rock wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-03-21 at 22:38 -0500, Paul Schmehl wrote:
> > --On March 22, 2008 1:10:40 PM +1000 Da Rock
> >
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2008-03-22 at 02:58 +0100, Erik Trulsson wrote:
> > >> On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 10:35:57AM +1000,
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On Fri, 2008-03-21 at 23:24 -0400, Robert Huff wrote:
> Da Rock writes:
>
> > > Because many people who ask questions here are not subscribed to the
> > > list and thus would not see any answers that were sent only to the list.
> >
> > Well that certainly explains it,
On Fri, 2008-03-21 at 22:38 -0500, Paul Schmehl wrote:
> --On March 22, 2008 1:10:40 PM +1000 Da Rock
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >
> > On Sat, 2008-03-22 at 02:58 +0100, Erik Trulsson wrote:
> >> On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 10:35:57AM +1000, Da Rock wrote:
> >> > This may have been suggested o
--On March 22, 2008 1:10:40 PM +1000 Da Rock
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Sat, 2008-03-22 at 02:58 +0100, Erik Trulsson wrote:
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 10:35:57AM +1000, Da Rock wrote:
> This may have been suggested or discussed before, but is there a
> reason why the reply-to on this list is
Da Rock writes:
> > Because many people who ask questions here are not subscribed to the
> > list and thus would not see any answers that were sent only to the list.
>
> Well that certainly explains it, but it does surprise me. I thought
> you'd have to subscribe to post.
I believe
On Sat, 2008-03-22 at 02:58 +0100, Erik Trulsson wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 10:35:57AM +1000, Da Rock wrote:
> > This may have been suggested or discussed before, but is there a reason
> > why the reply-to on this list isn't the list itself instead of the
> > person who posted? Ie reply-to:
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 10:35:57AM +1000, Da Rock wrote:
> This may have been suggested or discussed before, but is there a reason
> why the reply-to on this list isn't the list itself instead of the
> person who posted? Ie reply-to: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Because many people who ask questi
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