[Mapserver-users] List Question RFC

[Thomas]

Good listers,

We here at UMN have gone around and around on this to arrive at 
where we are at. I'll try to explain what that means but we are 
open to good alernatives. But the alternative has to work better, 
overall, than what we have; not just better in some respect.

The Mailman software has many management features that we like. 
Digesting is simple and many people prefer that. Archiving is 
straightforward. Dealing with SPAM is reasonable.

We briefly considered a Yahoo Groups-type approach but decided 
against it based on the baggage it carries. If someone wants a 
Web solution, we suggest the approach of "browsing the archive" 
<http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wilma/mapserver-users#brows
e> ([Index]); it's not instantaneous but if the Web is what's 
important to you, it's not bad. We're assuming, I guess, if 
instantaneous is important, you'll subscribe in the default way.

I don't know why we sometimes see what Randy is describing. I see 
that too, though not very often. I don['t think it's anything 
we're doing.

I don't see that many "HTML" formatted e-mails. They bother me 
too (my client doesn't display them directly), but we don't want 
to take a "bad cop" approach to managing the list. Generally 
speaking I think most, though not all, posting to this list is 
pretty responsible.

I actually understood Lowell's point. I don't think there is 
anything we can do about it though. The Digest list user can, of 
course, do something about it.

Don't know if that helps but just wanted people to know we're 
listening.

Tom
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>From: Randy James <rjames57 at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] List Question RFC
>To: Lowell Filak <lfilak at medinaco.org>
>Cc: Mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
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>Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 10:49:59 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Well I do not have a clue what the Digest Mode is all about
>or do i know if this is related:
>
>But when i post a question to the list it seems like the
>answers are comming in before my post is in my email. I
>sometimes even get a reply where person1 has been
>commenting on my question and than person2 is making
>comments about what person1 has posted and i still have not
>seen my original post in my email. Or sometimes i will not
>get person1's comments untill after person2 has commented
>on person1's post.
>
>Ha ha is that clear.
>Cheers
>Randy
>
>--- Lowell Filak <lfilak at medinaco.org> wrote:
>> I am not a "List" expert by any stretch but I am
>> wondering if the "Set
>> Digest Mode" option on the list subscription is causing a
>> problem.
>> It appears that if a new user subscribes to the list and
>> turns the
>> digest option on then they could theoretically post the
>> same question as
>> someone else 2 minutes before or after the other question
>> is asked but
>> not know it until the next day yet still receive their
>> answer if the
>> person answering it hits "Reply-All" and thereby
>> providing no incentive
>> to not use the "digest" option until a later time.
>> 
>> I don't have a solution but am throwing this out for
>> comment.
>> Thanks.
>> Lowell
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