FreeLists / arachne / [arachne] Re: arachne Digest V1 #23

["Greg Mayman" <gmone@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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> From: "Sam Ewalt" <ewalt@xxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 08:35:39 -0500
> Subject: [arachne] Re: double posts

> Arachne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx has a digest--so if the volume is too high,
> people can opt for the digest.  I have come to the conclusion
> that Arachne4DOS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx could be left to wither as redundant.

There seem to be about twice as many posts to coollist as there
are to freelists.

It's not going to wither of its own accord.

> I think double posting of the same message to both lists is really
> unecessary and inconsiderate. But I don't think it's going to stop,

Is it really unnecessary? Can I reach all of our readers on
either one list or the other? I'm sure I don't know.

Inconsiderate? Well, maybe, if you consider trying to put
a problem in front of everyone to be inconsiderate.

After all, I suppose there could be someone who has unsubscribed
from one of the lists just so he/she doesn't have to read the
messages there.

> Not everyone has migrated here as you can see from the "who"
> listing.

There you go then. And does everyone here read the Coollist list?
I thought not. So to get a message to everyone, it has to be
posted to both.

I don't like duplicates any more than you do. but do you have a
better solution?

Greg


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