Re: Mailing list etiquette (Was: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router)

2011-04-09 Thread Lowell Gilbert
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Re: Mailing list etiquette (Was: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router)

2011-04-09 Thread Daniel Staal
--As of April 8, 2011 3:50:52 PM -0600, Chad Perrin is alleged to have said: You seem to fail to realize that it's possible to CC someone who isn't on the list, but not CC someone who *is* on the list. That would be why people who aren't members of the list say thinks like "please CC me", while

Re: Mailing list etiquette (Was: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router)

2011-04-08 Thread Erich Dollansky
Hi, On Saturday 09 April 2011 05:46:43 Carmel wrote: > On Fri, 8 Apr 2011 15:50:52 -0600 > Chad Perrin articulated: > > The solution to this problem is so obvious that I am amazed that no one this is a solution which creates just new problems. > has proposed it. Simply require the poster to be

Re: Mailing list etiquette (Was: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router)

2011-04-08 Thread Alexander Lardner
Can we just drop this matter? It's bad enough that iPhone mail makes this whole ordeal a pain in the butt to read, but in the grand scheme of things, it _just doesn't matter_. I'm subscribed to the list, I expect lots of email from the list that I probably won't read anyway, but at least it's he

Re: Mailing list etiquette (Was: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router)

2011-04-08 Thread Carmel
On Fri, 8 Apr 2011 15:50:52 -0600 Chad Perrin articulated: > On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 11:15:11PM +0200, Erik Trulsson wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 01:11:52PM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: > > > On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 06:42:16PM +0100, Arthur Chance wrote: > > > > > > > > section 8.6 starts: >

Re: Mailing list etiquette (Was: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router)

2011-04-08 Thread Bruce Cran
On Fri, 8 Apr 2011 23:15:11 +0200 Erik Trulsson wrote: > You seem to miss one crucial fact: Not all the people who write to > this list are subscribed to it. They will not see any replies > directed only to the list. It is for their benefit that that rule > exists. I don't know about anyone e

Re: Mailing list etiquette (Was: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router)

2011-04-08 Thread Chad Perrin
On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 11:15:11PM +0200, Erik Trulsson wrote: > On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 01:11:52PM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 06:42:16PM +0100, Arthur Chance wrote: > > > > > > section 8.6 starts: > > > > > > start quote > > > Unless there is a good reason to

Re: Mailing list etiquette (Was: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router)

2011-04-08 Thread Erik Trulsson
On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 01:11:52PM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: > On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 06:42:16PM +0100, Arthur Chance wrote: > > > > section 8.6 starts: > > > > start quote > > Unless there is a good reason to do otherwise, reply to the sender and > > to FreeBSD-questions. > > end

Re: Mailing list etiquette (Was: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router)

2011-04-08 Thread ill...@gmail.com
On 8 April 2011 16:10, Carmel wrote: > By the way, did you notice I directed a polite, one sentence directive > towards Odhiambo. Suddenly, every buttinsky crawls out of the woodwork, > sans any factual input on my original post and hijacks this thread Maybe you would be better served by not usin

Re: Mailing list etiquette (Was: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router)

2011-04-08 Thread Chris Rees
On 8 April 2011 20:28, Chad Perrin wrote: > On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 08:30:25PM +0100, Chris Rees wrote: >> On 8 Apr 2011 20:25, "Chad Perrin" wrote: >> > >> > I, for one, am glad this does not happen more often.  I really do >> > *not* need a bunch of duplicates cluttering up my inbox.  I have ye

Re: Mailing list etiquette (Was: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router)

2011-04-08 Thread Carmel
On Fri, 8 Apr 2011 13:11:52 -0600 Chad Perrin articulated: > On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 06:42:16PM +0100, Arthur Chance wrote: > > > > section 8.6 starts: > > > > start quote > > Unless there is a good reason to do otherwise, reply to the sender > > and to FreeBSD-questions. > > end

Re: Mailing list etiquette (Was: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router)

2011-04-08 Thread Chad Perrin
On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 12:34:24PM -0700, Chip Camden wrote: > > +1 (I replied, cluttering up inboxes all over freebsdland) You didn't CC me directly, though, for which I'm grateful. -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] pgpnTlZSkroSX.pgp Description: PGP s

Re: Mailing list etiquette (Was: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router)

2011-04-08 Thread Chad Perrin
On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 08:30:25PM +0100, Chris Rees wrote: > On 8 Apr 2011 20:25, "Chad Perrin" wrote: > > > > I, for one, am glad this does not happen more often. I really do > > *not* need a bunch of duplicates cluttering up my inbox. I have yet > > to see anyone complain of not receiving a C

Re: Mailing list etiquette (Was: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router)

2011-04-08 Thread Chip Camden
Quoth Chad Perrin on Friday, 08 April 2011: > On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 06:42:16PM +0100, Arthur Chance wrote: > > > > section 8.6 starts: > > > > start quote > > Unless there is a good reason to do otherwise, reply to the sender and > > to FreeBSD-questions. > > end quote > >

Re: Mailing list etiquette (Was: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router)

2011-04-08 Thread Chris Rees
On 8 Apr 2011 20:25, "Chad Perrin" wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 06:42:16PM +0100, Arthur Chance wrote: > > > > section 8.6 starts: > > > > start quote > > Unless there is a good reason to do otherwise, reply to the sender and > > to FreeBSD-questions. > > end quote > > I,

Re: Mailing list etiquette (Was: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router)

2011-04-08 Thread Chad Perrin
On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 06:42:16PM +0100, Arthur Chance wrote: > > section 8.6 starts: > > start quote > Unless there is a good reason to do otherwise, reply to the sender and > to FreeBSD-questions. > end quote I, for one, am glad this does not happen more often. I really d

Mailing list etiquette (Was: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router)

2011-04-08 Thread Arthur Chance
On 04/08/11 16:21, Carmel wrote: On Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:51:41 +0100 Arthur Chance articulated: On 04/07/11 15:32, Carmel wrote: Odhiambo, please don't CC me. I don't need multiple copies of the same post. CCing the original poster is standard etiquette on FreeBSD mailing lists. Most lists a