SEUL: Mailing list problems

[Erik Walthinsen <omega@omegacs.net>]

I must ask again:

Please move all technical discussions to the appropriate seul-dev-* list.  
seul-project is *not* the place for the majority of these.

seul-dev-admin: administrative stuff; recovery (text-mode) editor, XDM
seul-dev-apps: applications; WP, SS, DB, graphical editor
seul-dev-distrib: packaging issues, etc.
seul-dev-help: help browser, documentation
seul-dev-install: installation, including X configuration, etc.
seul-dev-ui: user interface; GNOME, other toolkits, XDM login prompt

There has been talk of making seul-project a moderated list.  I don't want 
to see that happen, but it will if discussions aren't moved to the 
appropriate lists.

Three other things that still appears to be a problem:

1) please strip the To: and Cc: lines.  Many people on this list are
getting duplicates of the e-mail because they're both on the list and
in the To: or Cc: lines.  There are some cases where this is appropriate,
but only when you are replying explicitly to one or two people and copying 
the list.

2) quoting: When replying to a message, strip all parts of the message 
you're quoting that don't apply.  Personally, I'm getting tired of having 
to scroll 2 or 3 pages just to get to new material.  It puts extra pressure 
on the mail server, and everyone receiving the mail.

3) subject lines: threading has gone to hell.  If you have a subject you're 
discussing that isn't what the subject says, start a new thread with the 
correct subject.  'Stopping dreams', for instance, has covered almost every
topic under the sun.  If something doesn't fit, start a new message 
to the list.  But *make sure* you're sending it to the right list!

TIA,
   Omega

     Erik Walthinsen <omega@seul.org> - SEUL Project system architect
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