On 23/06/11 17:02, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Thu, 2011-06-23 at 06:45 +0000,
> debian-user-digest-requ...@lists.debian.org wrote:
>> On 23/06/11 00:01, lee wrote:
>> > Scott Ferguson <prettyfly.producti...@gmail.com> writes:
>> >
>> >> On 22/06/11 21:53, Camaleón wrote:
>> >>>> On 21/06/11 23:29, Camaleón wrote:
>> >>>>> On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:21:01 -0300, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
>> wrote:
>> >>>>>> But at least you did not reply to a digest.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Sure. I'd say digests are for reading more than
>> replying.
>> >>
>> >> And I am in absolute agreement with you!
>> >
>> > Hm, I wonder why anyone is going to the lengths of replying
>> to digest
>> > messages rather than just subscribing to the list ...
>>
>> You could just ask the person.... (look for the "Digest"
>> subject line)
>> I've had to replied to posts from digests - I edit out the
>> digest cruft
>> rather than perpetuate an abomination.
>>
>> For convoluted reasons I subscribe to a digest from another
>> list - I
>> edit my responses carefully though. While some will argue that
>> ruins the
>> header information - the purpose is to make indexing for
>> searching, and
>> threading by subject line, work. Not to provide a forensics
>> trail for
>> the anally retentive.
>
> It's easier for GNU mailman digest. There you get the subject line and
> you easily can copy and paste it, so at least I won't forget to do it,
> while I sometimes forget to do it for the Debian list.
> Another issue for the Debian digest is, that even HTML formatted spam
> isn't eliminated, hence scrolling through the Digest is annoying. People
> writing to the list should do it by plain text only, so it would be easy
> to eliminate HTML based spam.
>
> IMO Digest should be for replies too, not only to lurk the list. You can
> read the archive if you only would like to lurk.
>
> -- Ralf
>
>
Is all that ^ annoying?
To me it looks like someone printed out a post, put it through a washing
machine, then had it typed out by a drunk on a popo-stick! ;-p
Not only is it reformatted, re-wrapped, and re-indented - the Subject
has been appended to, breaking the thread.
Maybe it works for you in Evolution Ralf - but for me in Icedove you've
just made a(nother) complelling argument for NOT replying to Digest
messages.
While in your opinion ("IMO") "it should be for replies too" - the fact
that it *doesn't work* should be a good reason not to do so. My 2c.
Both HTML and spam being sent to list is a filtering issue - nothing to
do with the Digest version (red herring).
Also. How someone can forget to copy the Subject line - when, if
replying to normal (not Digest) messages - it's not necessary.
Cheers
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UFOs: the fact that they cross galaxies or universes to visit us, and
always end up in places like … Fyffe f#@!ing Alabama.
Maybe these aren't super-intelligent beings, you know what I mean?
~ Bill Hicks
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