At 22:22 21/05/2009 -0400, Dave Post wrote:
I've written an AppleScript for my email client (OSX Mail 3.6) that,
if activated, will respond automatically to messages that contain
"moderator for users@openoffice.org" in a Delivered-To header field
by sending a modified version of the original message to the
originator and the list.
[...]
Before I activate it, though, I'd like some feedback. I won't do it
if the group objects.
Aaargh!
You mean so that everyone will receive two copies of moderated
messages? And the list processor will have to distribute 5000 copies
of them instead of 2500?
The first thing a moderated user will see is a message from you that
is a copy of their enquiry with no answer to it. When they query
this (to you), will you undertake to explain to these users what is
happening? (And you won't send those replies to the list as well,
will you? Please!)
All new subscribers to the list will write to the list asking why
they are getting double copies of many messages. Will you undertake
to deal with these enquiries, too? (And not copy your replies to the
list? Please!)
Do you not think that this scheme would result in many subscribers
either leaving the list or else filtering to trash anything that
comes from you (neither of which actions I'd welcome)?
Feedback? I don't want this message to sound as deprecatory as it
probably does, and I *do* appreciate that you mean well, but I think
what you suggest creates more of a problem than it solves.
Brian Barker
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