From owner-freebsd-current Sat Jan 2 19:25:13 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA06208 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Sat, 2 Jan 1999 19:25:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: (from jmb@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA06170; Sat, 2 Jan 1999 19:24:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jmb) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 19:24:56 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199901030324.TAA06170@hub.freebsd.org> From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" To: nugundam@la.best.com CC: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG In-reply-to: <19990102055658.A5621@la.best.com> (nugundam@la.best.com) Subject: Re: sendmail throughput (was: HEADS UP: Postfix is coming. new uid, gid required.) References: <199901011525.HAA22294@hub.freebsd.org> <19990102055658.A5621@la.best.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 05:56:58 -0800 > From: "Joseph T. Lee" > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > On Fri, Jan 01, 1999 at 07:25:30AM -0800, Jonathan M. Bresler wrote: > > yes, freebsd-current is only 1411 subscribers. you deleted the > > part about delivery rate. delivery rate is very important. imagine > > receiving mail 30 minutes or 3 hours later than everyone else on the > > list. make participation difficult and fustrating. > > This sounds more like the discussion could be based in a newgroup > format, which is designed for this kind of loading and response type > forum; besides the prevalent available threading clients, and only > dling/reading what you're interested in. > > I know there's comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc, but I guess keeping the lists > closed to subscribers only, is the priority. news seems to have even more flamage than the mailing lists. with mail i can control spam, with news everyone would have to control spam. jmb To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message