On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 04:35:21PM EDT, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > In <4a2963a8.3030...@gmail.com>, Tony Baldwin wrote: > >Laurentiu Pancescu wrote:
> >> P.S. Please cc me when replying, I'm not subscribed to debian-user > >> (too high volume). > >Oh...I get it... You want to benefit from the expertise on the list, > >but you're too busy to delete a few e-mails to contribute your > >assistance to others on the list... > > While it is not strictly list policy, it is common courtesy to CC > someone when they request it. > In addition, the list administrators made a conscious decision to > allow posting from non-subscribers because some of the lists are quite > high volume and there are still people that have metered Internet > connections; they pay for each email they receive even if they delete > it before reading it. Not sure I buy that.. a daily download from debian-user is still much less than a a few minutes' worth of commercial web browsing with a few naughty video clips on the side.. :-) My impression is that a growing number of people find (un)subscribing such a hassle that they can't be bothered.. sign of the times. CJ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org