From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 9 17:04:26 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96E1316A417 for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2007 17:04:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 595AC13C4B5 for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2007 17:04:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l79Gtntg080477; Thu, 9 Aug 2007 12:55:50 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l79GtnAZ080476; Thu, 9 Aug 2007 12:55:49 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 12:55:49 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: Bill Moran Message-ID: <20070809165549.GA80385@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <20070809134752.GA1646@assurancetourix.theGauls.fr> <20070809143341.U10947@duane.dbq.yournetplus.com> <20070809145011.GA2312@assurancetourix.theGauls.fr> <20070809105944.f35ef8fa.wmoran@potentialtech.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070809105944.f35ef8fa.wmoran@potentialtech.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: Jean-Pierre Trophardy , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sending test messages (was Re: don't read it) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:04:26 -0000 On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 10:59:44AM -0400, Bill Moran wrote: > In response to Jean-Pierre Trophardy : > > > Duane Hill 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"