[379] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Re: NOT JUST COWS
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Neal McBurnett)
Fri May 29 12:03:08 1992
Date: Fri, 29 May 1992 10:27:20 CDT
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
From: Neal McBurnett <Neal_McBurnett@ATT.COM>
To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <9205272134.AA26047@Princeton.EDU>
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
"Bill Drew-Serials/Reference Librar. SUNY Morrisville" writes:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> In response to Peter's message below; when a guide such as mine includes
> entries to over ten different lists how do I decide which ten should get the
> announcement?
If you do not personally subscribe to and follow a list, and thus do
not know the policies of that list, it is simply rude and improper to
broadcast a piece of mail to all the people on the list. If you
really feel the need, perhaps you should send your comment directly to
the moderator of the list (frequently a "<list>-request" address) and
ask them if they want to publish it.
I disagree with the idea espoused by some that "it is easy for people
to delete messages, and I am interested in everything, so go ahead
and send your contributions to multiple lists". Some people have
to pay real money for each message they receive. Many people are
forced to give up reading lists because the traffic becomes excessive.
> How come it is system administrators, some list moderators and
> one postmaster are the only ones that complained to me about my posting?
The list moderators are SUPPOSED to be the people who try to moderate
the lists. Most people rely on them to do exactly what they did -
complain about rude behavior. People are welcome to moderate their own
lists if they want to follow and encourage different policies.
> I would definitely use a different avenue if the announcement could
> be guaranteed to reach those neophyte users that it was targeted at.
>
> Don't get me wrong, I understand the fact that internet resources
> are used when such postings go out. Would someone of the INTERNET
> experts out there please tell me of a better way to reach the target
> community. At the present time there are at least 40 lists aimed at
> people in agriculture. That does not inlcude news groups or other
> such things.
If everyone who wanted to learn how to "get their message out" were to
simply broadcast it and wait for the people who are inconvenienced to
tell them the right way to operate, we would really have a serious
problem.
Thanks for trying to help neophyte users, but please be considerate
about the effects on people already suffering from communication
overload....
Neal_McBurnett@ATT.COM (Neal McBurnett) 303-538-4852 AT&T Bell Labs, Denver
