Re: OT: mailing list delays - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Robert Treat
Subject Re: OT: mailing list delays
Date
Msg-id 1036766370.12693.4.camel@camel
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In response to Re: OT: mailing list delays  (Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>)
List pgsql-general
On Fri, 2002-11-08 at 05:13, Richard Huxton wrote:
> On Friday 08 Nov 2002 12:15 am, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> >
> > in most cases, I believe that those that get 'stuck' in the queue are
> > those reading the newsgroups ... a simple 'subscribe' to the list and a
> > 'set nomail' would allow them to read newsgroups and post to the lists ...
>
> Perhaps a weekly "META: Guide to using the PostgreSQL Lists" post would reduce
> the volume a bit.
>

Well, since these folks aren't subscribed to the list, this might not
work as well as we'd hope (kind of like how people keep asking questions
that are on the FAQ) though I'm certainly not against the idea.
Something a bit more encompassing would be a flat rejection of all posts
from non-subscribed posters (with instructions on how to subscribe and
set the option for nomail).

Robert Treat


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