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Date:      Sun, 23 Jan 2011 12:38:48 -0800
From:      Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com>
To:        FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: follow up...
Message-ID:  <20110123203848.GC58619@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
In-Reply-To: <20110123201418.GA56598@guilt.hydra>
References:  <20110122214356.GA96562@thought.org> <4D3B7561.6040601@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <20110123013747.GA53062@guilt.hydra> <4D3BBD3C.8070007@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <20110123061837.361c6c6a@scorpio> <20110123201418.GA56598@guilt.hydra>

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Quoth Chad Perrin on Sunday, 23 January 2011:
> On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 06:18:37AM -0500, Jerry wrote:
> > On Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:31:40 +1000
> > Da Rock <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> articulated:
> >=20
> > > Actually the consensus on this list _is_ to hit reply all- some only
> > > get digest or are not even subscribed, so they won't receive posts
> > > only posted to the list. Unfortunately that can mean you can continue=
=20
> > > receiving replies not necessarily directly to your own posts.
> >=20
> > consensus
> >=20
> > Meaning:
> > : a general agreement about something : an idea or opinion that is
> > shared by all the people in a group [singular]
> >=20
> > OK, when was the vote on this issue taken? I must have been out of
> > town that week.
>=20
> You and me both.  I loathe getting multiples of emails.  I'm on the list,
> so I already get a copy.  I have no problem doing a group reply by
> request when someone's not on the list or only gets digest mails, though,
> or getting duplicates as a side-effect of that -- again, *by request*.
>=20
> Just spamming people with duplicates all the time for no good reason is a
> mite annoying, though.  If I was aware of a vote, I would have voted
> "list reply".
>=20
> --=20
> Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]

+1

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