19 Feb
2013
19 Feb
'13
4:45 a.m.
On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 05:43:44PM +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
As for ALSA list too, because for some threads several developers
could be involved, that perhaps do not follow each mail to those
lists. For LAU it's an advantage to Cc privately, because mails
often don't come through the list, there's no other list I'm
experiencing this issue.
Yeah, I think you hit the nail on the head. For development and
collaborative work it makes sense to CC, while for a support¹ or
discussion list it seems to be a hindrance.
It's not an issue for me, but indeed, the settings
for LAU are odd
and absolutely uncommon for mailing lists.
It's a peculiarity of the mailman list software, but more so because of
the default option--with the dubious heading "Avoid duplicate mail", set
to yes, with the unfortunate consequence that you don't get any mail
sent from the list!
Again, I feel fine with it, but IMO it's
understandable that some
list members don't like the list's settings to handle this issue.
Maybe the members who filter their mail into different folders?
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