Date: Mon, 24 Apr 1995 23:17:21 -0400 (EDT) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@kryten.atinc.com> To: Nate Williams <nate@trout.sri.MT.net> Cc: Terry Lambert <terry@cs.weber.edu>, hackers@FreeBSD.org, Jordan K Hubbard <jkh@freefall.cdrom.com>, phk@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: List management: DIGEST TIME? Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9504242328.E27338-0100000@kryten.atinc.com> In-Reply-To: <199504242148.PAA05858@trout.sri.MT.net>
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On Mon, 24 Apr 1995, Nate Williams wrote: > > > Has anyone considered that digesting the lists would both reduce > > the mail load and reduce the inbox load for people? It would also > > reduce the number of connections people would have to deal with > > coming into their box (If they pay that way). > > On that note, it would be trivial to make a digested version of the > mailing list available. Majordomo is already setup to do it, though the > postmaster would need to set it up. I had one working on my box before > I did the majordomo security upgrade on freefall. creating digests are not a problem. is this desired by people on the lists? gentlemen, what say you? jordan, poul? terry wants questions digested. any other lists people want digested? > > > CV: the Samba list > > > > Of course, a potential missing piece is the exploder you'd want to > > use so that reply messages didn't reference digest subjects instead > > of referencing the actual subject of the message in the digest being > > responded to. > > Procmail can auto-explode email automatically, but it requires that > folks install it or something other mail-exploder. > > > Also like the Samba list, this would not have to be mandatory -- you > > could be on either a direct repeat or a digest repeat (I'm on the digest > > repeat for the samba, but would want to stay on the regular lists for > > most of the FreeBSD lists I'm on, except questions, where it would > > be easier to batch-answer problems). > > I would recommend that it be a completely separate mailing list. > > > Nate > Jonathan M. Bresler jmb@kryten.atinc.com | Analysis & Technology, Inc. | 2341 Jeff Davis Hwy play go. | Arlington, VA 22202 ride bike. hack FreeBSD.--ah the good life | 703-418-2800 x346
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