[Mapserver-users] List Question RFC

[Lowell Filak]

Yes, the original question may have been poorly worded but Tom
understood it so that has to count for something ;-)
Thanks for the replies.
Lowell

The following message was sent by "Thomas E. Burk"
<teb at mallit.fr.umn.edu> on Thu, 24 Jul 2003 15:22:09 -0500 (CDT).

> 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
> >MIME-Version: 1.0
> >X-BeenThere: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> >X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13
> >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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> >
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