[Asterisk-Users] Important: The Asterisk Mailing list (new subject)

[Jim Sneeringer]

How about using a web form for posts instead of replying to an e-mail? A
link in each e-mail would take you to the page for posting to that thread,
and there could also be links available to people reading the archives, so
they could post. This would eliminate accidental posts and HTML posts. It
would also allow people to post from digests, which I haven't figured out
how to do with the present system, and put everything in a common format,
independent of the various e-mail clients used.

Finally, I would suggest no branches within a thread. Each new post should
simply go on the end of the thread, and the entire thread should be
displayed on a single page in the archive. This would eliminate lots of
duplicate material. People could still snip a little bit from a previous
post if they need to reference it.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Brian Capouch
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 11:54 AM
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Important: The Asterisk Mailing list (new
subject)

Tilghman Lesher wrote:
> On Friday 19 March 2004 02:16, Brian Capouch wrote:
> 
>>Olle E. Johansson wrote:
>>
>>> Do *not* send out personal replies on the list.
>>
>>Yes!  Yes!! Yes!!!
>>
>>Let's change the way the list software works so people won't get
>>hammered by replying and rid this list of that pox once and for
>>all.
> 
> 
> No, no, no.  Then everytime somebody hits "Reply All", the poster gets
> two messages:  one from the poster, one from the listserv.  And
> subsequent reply-all's add to this problem.  Let's not make the
> situation worse.
> 

Big deal.  One extra email is generated if the user is sloppy or forgetful.

In the present case SEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY NINE needless 
emails are sent.

It is incredible to me that people think this current behavior is 
superior--so often there are embarassing gaffes, and always needless 
traffic to the list. . .

B.