Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2016 17:54:03 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Replies to spam Message-ID: <20161203175403.d51cba9f.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1612030904550.87845@wonkity.com> References: <20161124123456.056654ff@archlinux.localdomain> <20161124171051.GA32472@becker.bs.l> <CAOLAi32P9VifQJrKAtovEpxg-Vv_XZXqo=nYR37aYwy9=Wt1Xw@mail.gmail.com> <ff50c697-d4f8-45b9-b5ba-9a37af88b73a@unixarea.de> <3E.0D.19237.9CB8A385@dnvrco-omsmta01> <20161127085920.3dc07007@moonstudio> <CAHAXwYAJnKVRCi0%2Btf63g7sEKDVA%2BVKWTRVBe4H43YjjnZqcNQ@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1612030904550.87845@wonkity.com>
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On Sat, 3 Dec 2016 09:14:51 -0700 (MST), Warren Block wrote: > On Mon, 28 Nov 2016, David I Noel wrote: > > >> Forums do so as well, we are usually just not used to terminal > >> browsers. > > > > A forum <=> list interface could solve that problem, no? > > I want to apologize, as mentioning the forums was not meant to be a > suggestion to switch to them, but to point out that current computer > users mostly use the web rather than mailing lists. A web interface to > the mailing lists would be fine, provided it is usable. Wouldn't a web mailer be a possible solution here? It enables the user to "stay on the web" / to "e-mail in Firefox" and still benefit from the features unique to mailing lists? ;-) > The volume of posts to -questions from new users has not been very high > for years. To me, that does not seem like a compelling reason to keep > the list open to posting without subscription. That is a quite valid point of view. New users might be fully comfortable with registering for a subscription-only mailing list as they already are used to register for "everything" they use... -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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