Re: [Mailman-Users] Stupid Headers

2001-02-17 Thread Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I was just messing with a Lyris list, and note that they have a way in the admin interface to turn on/off "Friendly headers", which is the exact thing this discussion has been about. Bob -- Mailman-Users maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://

Re: [Mailman-Users] Stupid Headers

2001-02-16 Thread Dan Mick
> None of my lists are subscription lists they are information > lists where my boss and the other administrators are sending > information to a preset list of users. The headers are stupid > and confusing, there is no reason for them on these lists. Why don't you also get similar complaints abo

Re: [Mailman-Users] Stupid Headers

2001-02-16 Thread Jonathan Lundell
>Again feel free to modify your copy. Or fork if you are so sure this >is the right thing to do. It's the nature of projects like this to get used in ways that the authors didn't exactly anticipate. Often these variations can be accommodated with simple options, which seems like a way better c

Re: [Mailman-Users] Stupid Headers

2001-02-16 Thread Thomas Hillson
>Jeez. Time for the asbestos suits. This was not a fire storm I started but I got irritated at. >Mr. Hillson, Ed, and others should realize that honey catches more >flies than vinegar. And that the majority of Mailman developers >aren't being paid for this work. Don't try to fire volunteers.

Re: [Mailman-Users] Stupid Headers

2001-02-16 Thread Dan Wilder
On Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 10:22:33AM -0800, Ed Lazor wrote: > I'm not just running announcement lists, but I think I may have > an idea on this. I believe people use Mailman for ease of use. In > the case of announcement lists, it provides easy administration, > easily viewable archives, and easy

Re: [Mailman-Users] Stupid Headers

2001-02-16 Thread Ed Lazor
>Mr. Hillson, Ed, and others should realize that honey catches more >flies than vinegar. And that the majority of Mailman developers >aren't being paid for this work. Don't try to fire volunteers. >They're hard to find. Trust me. I certainly don't want to fire anyone. I also tried to suppres

Re: [Mailman-Users] Stupid Headers

2001-02-16 Thread Peter Hutnick
Let me start this by saying that I am not a developer, I don't know any of the developers, and I have no personal interest in this whole thing. I am sure that there are people on this list who's methods of personal interaction are distasteful to some others on the list. I think that this has bee

Re: [Mailman-Users] Stupid Headers

2001-02-16 Thread Dan Wilder
Jeez. Time for the asbestos suits. Mr. Hillson, Ed, and others should realize that honey catches more flies than vinegar. And that the majority of Mailman developers aren't being paid for this work. Don't try to fire volunteers. They're hard to find. A question to Mr. Hillson and others, thou

Re: [Mailman-Users] Stupid Headers

2001-02-16 Thread Ed Lazor
>I do disagree with Ed it is not a matter of freedom, it is a matter of >respect, and some of you having not shown any respect for Ed and his >opinions. He started out being very respectful of you and he had been >very considerate until some of you started getting nasty about him >requesting for

[Mailman-Users] Stupid Headers

2001-02-16 Thread Thomas Hillson
There are probably lots of people out there who would like to get rid of the stupid headers. But unlike Ed Lazor, they are not willing to take the crap you have been throwing at him. None of my lists are subscription lists they are information lists where my boss and the other administrators are