On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 03:44:08AM -0800, Steve Lamb wrote: > Chris Bannister wrote: > > Quite right, but why discourage CCing on an open list? I can see the > > point in not CCing on a closed list. > > For the same reasons. Whether the list is open or closed is irrelevant to > the harm that CCing people unbidden causes. A list being open or closed is
What harm? What's worse; rec a CC or missing out on crucial help/information? > also irrelevant to the fact that it is incumbent on the sender to ensure they > receive replies, capable of finding replies or requesting copies if they > cannot fulfill the previous two trivial tasks. We are talking about newbies here. -- Chris. ====== I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours. -- Stephen F Roberts -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]