On 3/21/2014 5:57 PM, Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> wrote:
How does one send email to*THIS* list, without being subscribed in
the first place? A bugzilla mailing list is a different matter.
I think that is the main and primary point.
I loathe lists that allow posts from non subscribers (<spit>libreoffice
users</spit>), because it creates this exact problem.
But in those cases, it should be on those who wish to leech (ask
questions/get help from the list without having to subscribe) to
proactively get their answers, by reading the archives on the web, etc.
The burden absolutely should NEVER be on the list participants to try to
figure out who needs to be individually CC'd on replies and who doesn't.
Of course, if someone asks a question on such a list, and they
specifically mention they are not subscribed and ask to be directly
CC'd, then that is the one case when doing so is ok. But to blindly do
this to everyone on the list just to insure that your oh-so-valuable
reply makes it to the OP is just the height of arrogance and conceit.
