Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030240AbWJXJDZ (ORCPT ); Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:03:25 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030242AbWJXJDZ (ORCPT ); Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:03:25 -0400 Received: from dtp.xs4all.nl ([80.126.206.180]:30201 "HELO abra2.bitwizard.nl") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1030240AbWJXJDY (ORCPT ); Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:03:24 -0400 Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:03:22 +0200 From: Erik Mouw To: Oleg Verych , LKML Subject: Re: Mailing lists (again, was ANNOUNCEMENT: Real-time Linux users list created) Message-ID: <20061024090322.GC19478@harddisk-recovery.com> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Organization: Harddisk-recovery.com User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2020 Lines: 51 On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 07:56:12AM +0000, Oleg Verych wrote: > On 2006-10-20, Theodore Ts'o wrote: > > > > We have created a list for users of CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT, > > linux-rt-users@vger.kernel.org. It is archived on gmane.org (and of > > course people who want to read it via gmane's NNTP or RSS feeds can do > > so as well): > > > > http://gmane.org/info.php?group=gmane.linux.rt.user > > Could you, please, explain why this new list and LKML add that > (imho silly) messages in every post? (e.g.): > .____ > |- > |To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > |linux-rt-users" in > |the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > |More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > `---- > > Why not to use something like this in the headers? > > ,-- > |List-Post: > |List-Help: > |List-Subscribe: |List-Unsubscribe: `-- > > I think everybody, who wants to use the list, may find info; in the > message's headers one may (and should) find even more info on how to > use, manage, configure the list. > IMHO store this in information body of a message, is useless payload. You might be surprised how many clueless people there are out there that can't find that kind of information when it's hidden somewhere in the headers. Just run a mailing list and you'll soon find out that you really want that kind of vital information in the body. Erik [who happens to be linux-arm*-owner #2] -- +-- Erik Mouw -- www.harddisk-recovery.com -- +31 70 370 12 90 -- | Lab address: Delftechpark 26, 2628 XH, Delft, The Netherlands - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/