Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3232 mails)

[ken <gebser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Anders Johansson wrote:
> On Tuesday 15 August 2006 00:12, Felix Miata wrote:
>> On 06/08/14 23:41 (GMT+0200) Anders Johansson apparently typed:
>>> A *distribution* list is the official name of what we refer to as
>>> "mailing list". It distributes email to people who say they want them (by
>>> subscribing to the distribution list). It doesn't author anything, and
>>> saying it does is not even debatable, it's just flat out wrong
>> That's why the RFC needs to make a distinction between author and
>> distributor. Most  mailing list subscribers don't give a diddly who the
>> author is or what he wants. They only want their replies by default to
>> go back to the place they came from,
> 
> Right up to the point at which they inadvertently spread private information 
> all over the internet because they forgot that pressing "reply" sent it to 
> everyone
> 
> ....

By this logic, we shouldn't have computers at all...  somebody might
make a mistake!!  :0