[64913] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: OT - list netiquette
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Petri Helenius)
Tue Nov 4 15:42:27 2003
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 22:38:31 +0200
From: Petri Helenius <pete@he.iki.fi>
To: JC Dill <nanog@vo.cnchost.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.10.0.20031104120119.04df1c10@127.0.0.1>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
JC Dill wrote:
>
> pps: Lazily clicking "reply to all" and sending off a message (with
> an unwanted *attachment* no less) cc'd to a bunch of people who don't
> need duplicate replies typically goes hand in hand with top posting.
> These are clear signs of someone who is too lazy to bother with
> following standard conventions, and who thinks that it's OK to do the
> lazy "easy" thing even when it inconveniences others.
>
Most mail servers worth using discard duplicates as long as they contain
the same
message-id. Unfortunately this does not help discarding duplicate
subjects like
the monthly spam discussion.
Pete
