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Re: Please no CC: (Was: [Re: read PS from console])



>>>>> "Herouth" == Herouth Maoz <herutma@telem.openu.ac.il> writes:

    Herouth> At 20:48 +0200 on 06/09/1999, Andre E. Bar'yudin wrote:
    >> Well, thanks for the advice indeed!  By the way, do you have a
    >> program which will help not downloading the multiple messages,
    >> eh?  Or maybe convince the mailserver owner to allow me to
    >> install some filters?

    Herouth> I hoped this thread won't develop into a war, but it
    Herouth> seems to do so anyway.

Not a bit, neither by intention nor by form.  If you say so, you must
have never seen a *real* war before :-)

    Herouth> Andre, I see many lists where the common practice is to
    Herouth> CC the original sender. This is done mainly in support

I may say that a lot of people *do* *not* like receiving duplicate
messages.  And take different measures to prevent it.

    Herouth> lists which have high traffic. The reason for this is
    Herouth> that many users on such lists are subscribed in digest
    Herouth> form.
[...]
    Herouth> Since you are only CCed to messages which relate to your
    Herouth> original post, I would guess that it only means a few
    Herouth> more extra messages for the non-digest reader. Compared

A few extra may turn into some hundreds if I misfortunetly send a mail 
at the beginning of a long-long thread.  Things happen, you know.

    Herouth> Asking people not to CC you is basically asking them not
    Herouth> to be courteous to digest readers. Or to send replies
    Herouth> only to you without benefiting the rest of the
    Herouth> members. Or to remember you as a special case, which is
    Herouth> no mean thing in a busy list. So don't look at it as if
    Herouth> people are out to get you and load you already too-loaded
    Herouth> mail feed. There is a reason for it.

Ok, people, let's stop here.  I agree that remembering me as a special
case is too much to ask, so I won't complain any more.  But non the
less I'd be very thankful if some of you will try to say Internet
bandwidth (not only mine) when replying.

Thanks in advance,
Andre.

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