Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 12:55:49 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> Cc: Jean-Pierre Trophardy <xend.x.tph@dfgh.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sending test messages (was Re: don't read it) Message-ID: <20070809165549.GA80385@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20070809105944.f35ef8fa.wmoran@potentialtech.com> References: <20070809134752.GA1646@assurancetourix.theGauls.fr> <20070809143341.U10947@duane.dbq.yournetplus.com> <20070809145011.GA2312@assurancetourix.theGauls.fr> <20070809105944.f35ef8fa.wmoran@potentialtech.com>
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On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 10:59:44AM -0400, Bill Moran wrote: > In response to Jean-Pierre Trophardy <xend.x.tph@dfgh.net>: > > > Duane Hill <d.hill@yournetplus.com> wrote: > > > > > > freebsd-test@freebsd.org works fine for sending test messages. Subscribe > > > to it and use it for test message sending. > > > > > > > As you guest it was just for test message sending to THIS ONE. > > > > Sorry for the inconvenience. > > The reason for the complaint (and the reason the freebsd-test list exists) > is that you just "inconvenienced" thousands of people who subscribe to > this list. The thing I find interesting is that when someone sends one of those so-called test messages, we get 19 people posting messages telling them how much they are inconveniencing so many people with the test message and rarely a single message telling the other posters how much their complaints about the test messages unconvenience people. > > As usual, this resulted in a discussion that is further inconveniencing > people ... ^^^^^^ Single exception... ////jerry > > The point behind that freebsd-test list is that it is configured in exactly > the same manner as other FreeBSD mailing lists. If you can subscribe and > post to freebsd-test, then you will be able to use the exact same procedure > to subscribe and post to any other FreeBSD mailing list. So there is no > reason to ever send test messages to anything other than freebsd-test. > > I'm not saying this to berate you, Jean-Pierre. My purpose is to clarify > this for anyone who may be reading, or may in the future read the mail > archives for this list. Understanding the system allows people to use it > effectively. > > -- > Bill Moran > http://www.potentialtech.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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