From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Bob Proulx Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: how to determine if to reply by CC as well Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 18:30:13 -0600 Message-ID: <20140818182048608556063@bob.proulx.com> References: <8af43eeb-8822-4b82-88f3-a31c29276bcf@googlegroups.com> <87bnrknhve.fsf@debian.uxu> <7zvbpr8qxe.fsf@example.com> <87sikv9cal.fsf_-_@debian.uxu> <87ha1azyrj.fsf@debian.uxu> <7zoavin7e5.fsf@example.com> <87wqa6hjge.fsf@debian.uxu> <8661hq3amv.fsf@gmail.com> <87mwb1fom7.fsf@debian.uxu> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1408408298 13195 80.91.229.3 (19 Aug 2014 00:31:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 00:31:38 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Aug 19 02:31:33 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XJXKm-0007Z9-JI for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 19 Aug 2014 02:31:32 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:47014 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XJXKm-0004yG-79 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:31:32 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:37711) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XJXJg-00047E-BP for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:30:29 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XJXJb-0006pu-Gn for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:30:24 -0400 Original-Received: from joseki.proulx.com ([216.17.153.58]:55735) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XJXJb-0006pY-25 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:30:19 -0400 Original-Received: from hysteria.proulx.com (hysteria.proulx.com [192.168.230.119]) by joseki.proulx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4F6821232 for ; Mon, 18 Aug 2014 18:30:13 -0600 (MDT) Original-Received: by hysteria.proulx.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 742552DC38; Mon, 18 Aug 2014 18:30:13 -0600 (MDT) Mail-Followup-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87mwb1fom7.fsf@debian.uxu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 216.17.153.58 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:99287 Archived-At: Emanuel Berg wrote: > Perhaps an auto-reply could be sent to those who are > not on the list, with a suggestion to join the list, > and a note saying what ways there are to still read the > replies (if joining the list isn't attractive for some > reason). That could be an interesting feature. It doesn't currently exist. But if it were coded up into a Mailman 2.x maintenance release (Ha!) then it might propagate to the FSF servers. One must be careful about auto-replies. Otherwise it can generate backscatter spam and get the list server onto a DNSBL. This has happened at various times and it is annoying. At the present time most of the mailing lists do not auto-respond to messages and we try hard to prevent backscatter spam from occuring from the lists. Some lists (thankfully only a few) do have odd configurations and some do autorespond. > But in a way I don't like that because every time I get > automatic mails they say stuff I don't care for and/or > already know. Yes. > But wait: When people aren't on the list, and they are > not on Usenet, how do they learn of the list/group in > the first place? It is posted on the web page. http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ Support To ask for help with GNU Emacs, use the mailing list help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org or the newsgroup gnu.emacs.help. The mailing list and newsgroup are linked: messages posted on one appear on the other as well. > At those places, perhaps the equivalent message can be > showed? Then it is a matter of not having too much > other text on that page, so that not the future poster > will be tempted to skip it and remain uninformed. Updating the text on the web page is easily done. Would you like to suggest an improvement to the web page that would help to improve things? Bob