mailing lists

[Dan Langille]

Brian wrote:
> Jason C. Wells wrote:
>>  On Thu, 13 Dec 2007, Brian wrote:
>>
>>> The fact that each mailing list exists as list at freebsd.org and 
>>> freebsd-list at freebsd.org makes me need to make 2 filters for each 
>>> list I subscribe to.  Can I suggest that if this is going to 
>>> continue, that the server shows one format for all the messages that 
>>> go out?
>>
>> Filter on the Sender header.  That is controlled by the list manager 
>> and doesn't have duplicate names.  For -questions, the Sender is 
>> owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org.
>>

> This is just the kind of thing we should avoid, we're choosing to make 
> the more difficult on user route because???

I filter on sender. Have done so for years.  No problem at all.

As for difficult, I understand the list alias exists to make things 
EASIER for users.  They can use either list name.

If this is the biggest problem in your life, consider yourself 
fortunate.  :)

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