[alberg30] Re: Messages to the entire list...

[George Dinwiddie]

From: George Dinwiddie <gdinwiddie at min.net>

Dan is right on this.  The Alberg30 list is not intended to be
general-purpose chat.  A corollary to this, when a communication
is only of interest to two people, it really is much better to
send it only to the interested recipient rather than reply to
the list.

A mailing list gives a lot of power in that enables mass
communications with a group of individuals with a common
interest.  With that power comes responsibility.  When
sending to the list, you are no longer just talking to 
a friend; you are now in the realm of publishing, however
informal it may be.  Please try to make your posts both
readable and relevant to the recipients as a whole.

This is not intended to discourage anyone from using the
mailing list.  Just give it a bit of thought.

On the other hand, it is possible to set your subscription
to "digest" mode and receive a single email each day, 
containing all the messages posted in the previous day.
This has its own inconveniences, but may be a preferable
setting for some people, particularly those who only 
check their email once a day.

 - George

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  George Dinwiddie                                  gdinwiddie at min.net
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