Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-23 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Du, 17 apr 11, 10:19:30, sal migondis wrote: > > That's not what he asked, is it...?!!! > > OP: > > "how do I MODIFY my address WITHOUT doing > unsubscribe/subscribe" > > Wise guy: > > "The answer is... unsubscribe.. subscribe" > > HElloooOO...??? Anybody home...??? > > I took a quick

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-23 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Lu, 18 apr 11, 14:15:36, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > On Sun, 17 Apr 2011, Jonathan Matthews wrote: > > >>    "how to modify my address without doing unsubscribe/subscribe?" > > > >What difference do you think there is between those 2 operations? > >Hint: none at all. > > your arithmetic seems c

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-19 Thread Wolodja Wentland
On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 09:25 +0200, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > hi, > I want to change the address used for my subscription to this list. > On other lists, there is generally an option to modify the e-mail address > used for subscribing, but I didn't find that for debian lists. > Otherwise, I can of

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-18 Thread Freeman
On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 10:25:35AM +0200, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > On Sun, 17 Apr 2011, Freeman wrote: > > >Nice skit but there is misinformation in the "what if." The Debian list page > >has a form for unsubscribing/subscribing multiple lists. Confirming a > >subscription/unsubscription is a one

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-18 Thread Pierre Frenkiel
On Mon, 18 Apr 2011, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: Well, from personal experience, I can tell you it isn't "1 mail" to change your address. The unsubscribe request gets a reply, the subscribe request needs confirmation, and the confirmation gets a reply. So, to change your address on one list,

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-18 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
In , Pierre Frenkiel wrote: >On Sun, 17 Apr 2011, Jonathan Matthews wrote: >>> "how to modify my address without doing unsubscribe/subscribe?" >> >> What difference do you think there is between those 2 operations? >> Hint: none at all. > > your arithmetic seems curious. > > For 1 list: 4

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-18 Thread Pierre Frenkiel
On Sun, 17 Apr 2011, Jonathan Matthews wrote:     "how to modify my address without doing unsubscribe/subscribe?" What difference do you think there is between those 2 operations? Hint: none at all. your arithmetic seems curious. For 1 list: 4 clicks / 2 replies / 6 mails For 11 lists

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-18 Thread Darac Marjal
On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 08:34:47PM +0100, Jonathan Matthews wrote: > On 16 April 2011 18:39, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > > On Sat, 16 Apr 2011, Lisi wrote: > > > >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". > >> > >> Have you tried this?  Yo

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-18 Thread Pierre Frenkiel
On Sun, 17 Apr 2011, Freeman wrote: Nice skit but there is misinformation in the "what if." The Debian list page has a form for unsubscribing/subscribing multiple lists. Confirming a subscription/unsubscription is a one-click proportion and would be necessary for a address change function too,

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-17 Thread sal migondis
> And me? A Kiwi living in Australia, a Brit?? lol .. Drunk as I was, I did smell something fishy.. all apologies, mate.. So now we have a Prisoner of his Majesty siding with the poms..? What is the world coming to..? > No need to be insulting! :-) > The OP got so many appropriate answers th

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-17 Thread Heddle Weaver
On 18 April 2011 11:50, sal migondis wrote: > On Sunday 17 April 2011 14:40:46 Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > >> On Sun, 17 Apr 2011, Osamu Aoki wrote: > > > ... > >> > >> Hi Osamu, > >> thank you for taking time to write a long answer, > >> Nonetheless, there is a basic misunderstanding of my post:for

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-17 Thread sal migondis
On Sunday 17 April 2011 14:40:46 Pierre Frenkiel wrote: >> On Sun, 17 Apr 2011, Osamu Aoki wrote: > > ... >> >> Hi Osamu, >> thank you for taking time to write a long answer, >> Nonetheless, there is a basic misunderstanding of my post:for me, asking >> a question is not equivalent to complaining!

Re: Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-17 Thread Heddle Weaver
On 18 April 2011 06:41, Jonathan Matthews wrote: > On 17 April 2011 21:19, PMA wrote: > > Dear List, > > > > My cat, much enjoying this thread, would like to know: > > "What please, referencing particular persons, is a 'git'?" > > Tell it to have a look at > http://www.urbandictionary.com/define

Re: Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-17 Thread Jonathan Matthews
On 17 April 2011 21:19, PMA wrote: > Dear List, > > My cat, much enjoying this thread, would like to know: > "What please, referencing particular persons, is a 'git'?" Tell it to have a look at http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=git It's a predominately British insult. Jonathan -- J

Fwd: Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-17 Thread PMA
Dear List, My cat, much enjoying this thread, would like to know: "What please, referencing particular persons, is a 'git'?" Thank you. P.A. Original Message ---- Subject: Re: changing my e-mail address Resent-Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:48:55 + (UTC) Rese

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-17 Thread Heddle Weaver
On 18 April 2011 05:34, Jonathan Matthews wrote: > On 16 April 2011 18:39, Pierre Frenkiel > wrote: > > On Sat, 16 Apr 2011, Lisi wrote: > > > >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". > >> > >> Have you tried this? You don't mentio

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-17 Thread Jonathan Matthews
On 16 April 2011 18:39, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > On Sat, 16 Apr 2011, Lisi wrote: > >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". >> >> Have you tried this?  You don't mention it. > >  And did you read my post? >  The question was not >    

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-17 Thread Freeman
On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 10:19:30AM -0400, sal migondis wrote: > >>> "how to modify my address without doing unsubscribe/subscribe?" > >> > >> The answer to your question is:  unsubscribe the old address.  Subscribe > >> the new one. > > That's not what he asked, is it...?!!! > > OP: > > "how

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-17 Thread sal migondis
>>> "how to modify my address without doing unsubscribe/subscribe?" >> >> The answer to your question is:  unsubscribe the old address.  Subscribe >> the new one. That's not what he asked, is it...?!!! OP: "how do I MODIFY my address WITHOUT doing unsubscribe/subscribe" Wise guy: "The answ

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-17 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 17 April 2011 14:40:46 Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > On Sun, 17 Apr 2011, Osamu Aoki wrote: > > ... > > Hi Osamu, > thank you for taking time to write a long answer, > Nonetheless, there is a basic misunderstanding of my post:for me, asking > a question is not equivalent to complaining! PS:

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-17 Thread Pierre Frenkiel
On Sun, 17 Apr 2011, Osamu Aoki wrote: ... Hi Osamu, thank you for taking time to write a long answer, Nonetheless, there is a basic misunderstanding of my post:for me, asking a question is not equivalent to complaining! I asked: is a feature available for ubuntu lists available for debian? The

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-17 Thread Osamu Aoki
Hi Pierre, On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 12:02:43PM +0200, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > On Sun, 17 Apr 2011, Ron Johnson wrote: > "how to modify my address without doing unsubscribe/subscribe?" > >>> > >>>The answer to your question is: unsubscribe the old address. Subscribe > >>>the new one. > >> > >>I

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-17 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 17 April 2011 11:02:43 Pierre Frenkiel wrote: >  As for the "modify address" feature, do you put the Ubuntu mailing lists >    in the "snail" category?! They are certainly not "most other lists". Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-17 Thread Pierre Frenkiel
On Sun, 17 Apr 2011, Ron Johnson wrote: "how to modify my address without doing unsubscribe/subscribe?" The answer to your question is: unsubscribe the old address. Subscribe the new one. I'm afraid your logic is not mine! The correct answer to my question is: "that's not possiblë with deb

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-17 Thread Ron Johnson
On 04/17/2011 02:08 AM, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: On Sat, 16 Apr 2011, Dr. Ed Morbius wrote: "how to modify my address without doing unsubscribe/subscribe?" The answer to your question is: unsubscribe the old address. Subscribe the new one. I'm afraid your logic is not mine! The correct answer

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-17 Thread Pierre Frenkiel
On Sat, 16 Apr 2011, Dr. Ed Morbius wrote: "how to modify my address without doing unsubscribe/subscribe?" The answer to your question is: unsubscribe the old address. Subscribe the new one. I'm afraid your logic is not mine! The correct answer to my question is: "that's not possi

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-16 Thread Dr. Ed Morbius
on 19:39 Sat 16 Apr, Pierre Frenkiel (pierre.frenk...@laposte.net) wrote: > On Sat, 16 Apr 2011, Lisi wrote: > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > >with a subject of "unsubscribe". > > > >Have you tried this? You don't mention it. > > And did you read my post?

[ranging OT] Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-16 Thread Freeman
On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 09:44:38PM +0200, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > On Sat, 16 Apr 2011, Freeman wrote: > > >Somewhere between "we don't talk to idiots" (not really) to "you'll figure > >it out," on the one axis; between "I am fighting with my significant other" > >(probably not) to "I got as many

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-16 Thread Pierre Frenkiel
On Sat, 16 Apr 2011, Freeman wrote: Somewhere between "we don't talk to idiots" (not really) to "you'll figure it out," on the one axis; between "I am fighting with my significant other" (probably not) to "I got as many of the most important tasks and responses done as I could" on the other axis

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-16 Thread Teemu Likonen
* 2011-04-16T19:39:50+02:00 * Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > "how to modify my address without doing unsubscribe/subscribe?" It's > curious that I got 5 replys, all about the PS, but not a single answer > to my question ! I don't think you can. So, just unsubscribe with your old address and subscribe w

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-16 Thread Freeman
On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 09:25:25AM +0200, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > hi, > I want to change the address used for my subscription to this list. > On other lists, there is generally an option to modify the e-mail address > used for subscribing, but I didn't find that for debian lists. > Otherwise, I c

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-16 Thread Pierre Frenkiel
On Sat, 16 Apr 2011, Lisi wrote: To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Have you tried this? You don't mention it. And did you read my post? The question was not "how to unsubcribe?", but "how to modify my address w

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-16 Thread Pierre Frenkiel
On Sat, 16 Apr 2011, Slicky Johnson wrote: occam's razor The entirely carefree bunch who manage this list don't even get a beer at the end of the day. You're more than welcome to contact them, and they're more than welcome to go snag a beer. It's the case for most people working on Linux, b

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-16 Thread Pierre Frenkiel
On Sat, 16 Apr 2011, Andrei Popescu wrote: Definitely not, I had feedback before when writing to the *correct* address ;) sorry for the mistake in my post: Actually, I did a "reply" to a mail warning from listmas...@lists.debian.org so tha address was of course automatically the good one

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-16 Thread Steve Kleene
On 2011-04-16 07:25:25 GMT, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > I wrote several times to listowner lists.debian.org, > for a problem with bounces and for the present question, > and never got any answer My e-mail to lists.debian.org (and to nowhere else) started bouncing, about a year ago. This was about

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-16 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Sb, 16 apr 11, 09:25:25, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > hi, > I want to change the address used for my subscription to this list. > On other lists, there is generally an option to modify the e-mail address > used for subscribing, but I didn't find that for debian lists. > Otherwise, I can of course u

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-16 Thread Lisi
On Saturday 16 April 2011 10:11:04 Slicky Johnson wrote: > On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:25:25 +0200 (CEST) > > Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > > hi, > > I want to change the address used for my subscription to this list. > > On other lists, there is generally an option to modify the e-mail > > address used fo

Re: changing my e-mail address

2011-04-16 Thread Slicky Johnson
On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:25:25 +0200 (CEST) Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > hi, > I want to change the address used for my subscription to this list. > On other lists, there is generally an option to modify the e-mail > address used for subscribing, but I didn't find that for debian lists. > Otherwise, I