On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 13:46, Emanuel wrote: > I really and sincerely see no need for an extra email list to discuss what > already is discussed in the distribution list. More junk mail to an already > busy monitor. Emanuel Winocur [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have to agree... Incidentally, I didn't see the post Emanuel is replying to, since it was filtered by my ISP (fortunately, I get a daily list of held messages, and Emanuel's was at the top of the list). This is a rare occurrence (genuine mail for this list getting caught in the spam trap), but I noticed over 200 spam messages over the last month when I went to retrieve this message. Maybe that explains why I have been puzzled by the complaints about spam, and it certainly emphasises the need for everyone to configure their ISP's spam filters (I have the threshold score set at 3). If your ISP doesn't have spam filtering as standard (no additional cost), then perhaps it is time to change ISPs.... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Adrian Macneil > To: Distro-Dev > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 6:35 PM > Subject: [distro-dev] Distro-Dev Google Group > > > Hi all who follow the distribution dev mailing list. > > After recent discussions about some users wanting a more forum-based > approach to the mailing list, a google group has been set up. This allows > the discussions to be followed from the website or in the form of a > traditional mailing list. The group can be viewed (and joined) at > http://groups.google.com/group/openofficeorg-distro-dev/ Please feel free > to join the group, have a look around, and post your comments and opinion > in this thread. At the moment this group is not intended to replace the > distro-dev mailing list, it is merely a trial. Also, threads regarding new > mirrors or updates to existing ones should remain on this mailing list. > (The google group only accepts mail from existing members, whereas this > mailing list often serves as an email address where new site admins send > queries/information) > > Advantages of the google group I can see: > * Members can follow the discussions as a forum, mailing list, or both. > * Posts are only accepted from registered members of the group (no spam) > * Past archives can easily be searched > > Disadvantages: > * Members must sign up for a google account (reasonably easy, requires only > email address & password) * Helping google to conquer the world > * Silly google text ads down the side if group is viewed as a forum > (although these are not half as annoying as most banner ads) > > Please post your comments and whether or not you would like this to become > the main distro-dev communication platform. > > Cheers, > Adrian -- Alex Fisher Co-Lead, CD-ROM Project OpenOffice.org Marketing Community Contact Australia/New Zealand http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
