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Re: netiquette
On Mon, Dec 13, 1999 at 11:52:09PM -0200, Lalo Martins wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 13, 1999 at 11:41:44PM +0000, Gary V. Vaughan wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 13, 1999 at 07:36:18PM -0200, Lalo Martins wrote:
> > > ARGH! please cut the CC pyramid. When you reply to a message on
> > > the list, your reply should go _only_ to the list, unless the
> > > person you're replying to requested otherwise.
> >
> > I beg to differ. I have procmail set up to filter list messages to
> > their own mailbox, and to remove duplicates altogether. Messages `To:'
> > or `Cc:' me will receive my immediate attention if I am online, those
> > to a list will get looked at whenever I have a few hours to catch up on
> > my list mailboxes (say two or three times per week).
>
> Actually that's pretty understandable when people are replying
> to _you_ (I don't agree, but understand).
>
> But when people are replying 5 levels below, and the subject
> has completely changed?
Good point. I suppose that I have just been lucky enough never to have
been included in the Cc: of such a thread...
Cheers,
Gary.
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