For the folks who do not like the SF email on the regular AS discussion list, shutting down the regular list and making it SF-only would be exactly the wrong thing to do.
Personally, I wouldn't mind getting a SF email summary once per week on this list, or even better, a web link to a summary page where I could see everything that has changed in the last week. I might look at that once a week, to see if there is anything interesting. The SF mailing list format is not very conducive to informal, personal discussions about a subject, IMO, because of all the formatting and everything. I realize it is a very *complete* format, but that doesn't mean it encourages people to participate in an easy way via email. It is much less personal, to me. (But, I have to thank Dossy for getting them to at least list the responses in an order that makes sense. I use elm, so trying to get to the bottom of these SF emails every time was a real pain. I just started deleting them.) What would be cool is if the SF email contained a response link that went to a web page showing the last comment, a box for me to put in a new comment, and automagically signed me in. Click, type, submit. That I'd probably use. Maybe I am just dumb with SF and this is possible, but when I go there, I get lost. Jim > > I don't think anyone was suggested shutting down the AOLserver > discussion list, just creating a new list where SF bug, feature and > patch notifications would go, so those who really wanted to see them can > get them . > > Personally I don't think we want to disrupt the current AOLserver > discussion list. We might lose some lurkers who aren't going to bother > signing up on the new list, and that would be a mistake at this point. > > /s. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: AOLserver Discussion > > [mailto:AOLSERVER@;LISTSERV.AOL.COM] On Behalf Of Nathan Folkman > > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 9:37 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [AOLSERVER] Responding to SourceForge-generated mail > > > > > > On Tuesday, October 22, 2002, at 08:57 AM, Peter M. Jansson wrote: > > > > > This is a really good idea. > > > > > > I notice that the SF project for AOLserver has mailing lists turned > > > off -- can we get it turned on and set up a mailing list there? > > > > Sure. I just want to make sure there aren't too many forms of > > primary communication. How about a quick vote? > > > > 1. Continue to use existing AOL listserv > > 2. Start up SF listserv and shut down AOL listserv > > > > Please let me know. Thanks! > > > > - n > > > > >
