Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 25 Feb 1997 23:15:30 -0500 (EST) | From | "Steven N. Hirsch" <> | Subject | Re: ENOUGH!!! |
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On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, SubbaRao V. Chitturi wrote:
> > I would like there to be a mailing list which is read-only for people > > not in the MAINTAINERS file. Currently the noise forces some serious > > discussion off the kernel list and into private email. That means that > > not all information is dispersed as widely as might be useful. > > > > Of course, I may be proposing a solution to a non-problem. > > linux-kernel should remain the way it is, IMHO. > > > > Benny > > Why would one want to be bombarded with email for which they are not > using that information anytime in the near future? You will be spending > the rest of your life reading email and doing nothing. > > I want to share with you all my experience with one of the best > maintained list. The list is for HP-UX. It is maintained in somewhere in > Holland. The list administrator appends to each posting, > > "Post only questions and summaries only". > > The list members follow that rule very well. Instead of having my > mailbox full of technical or psuedo-technical questions about a subject > which is not important to me at that time, I prefer to read mail from > exprienced folks who are offering help to my problem. If someone posted > a question to the group for which I have an answer I would reply to the > original poster with the solution. He/she in turn will post the summary > of replies to the group. > > I hope to see that implemented for linux lists. Although digest is one > solution, I strongly believe the HP-UX lists method of the list > management be adopted by other lists.
I couldn't disagree more. As sysadmin for a group of Digital Alpha machines in my real job, I thought the Digital Unix System Admin mailing list would be useful. Unfortunately, since it was run the way you are suggesting, it was a waste of bandwidth. Many questions posted - very few answers - zero dialog. I dropped it after less than a week.
The kernel list isn't broken. Please don't try to fix it.
Steve
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