[Talk] Mailing List Memberships

[Glenn Satchell]

Given the ease of setting up mail lists using either advertising
supported ones like egroups, or ezmlm or majordomo or mailman or
<insert you favourite> why can't you just create a new list? It's not
that hard.

Given that you want to discuss a specific topic (wireless) it may be
that other members on the auugsa list are not interested in that, but
they can't unsubscribe without potentially missing auug related
messages.

regards,
-glenn
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> To: David Bullock <dbullock at lisasoft.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Talk] Mailing List Memberships
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> Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 14:07:28 +1030
> 
> 
> Ahem...
> 
> > David, can we take this to the sa-exec list, please, not the national
> > Talk list?  I'm sure people have better things to do with their
> > precious time than read that the SA AUUG list is blissfully quiet.
> 
> I think it's a national issue given that most (if not all) the chapters 
> have mailing lists. I believe that some of the lists should be opened up 
> to the general, interested public for talk, technical discussions and such.
> 
> And that AUUG -- because it owns the list -- once inertia becomes 
> momentum can simply annnounce AUUG benefits to everyone with the clear 
> indication that only AUUG members get said benefits.
> 
> I have noted that this is the [Talk] mailing lists, and I'm talking 
> away; unless a "proper person" tells me to "stay silent" -- rather 
> hypocritical given that I've been particularly tame -- I'm gonna keep on 
> talking...
> 
> And talking...
> 
> And talking...
> 
> On no other place than TALK at auug.org.au <talk at auug.org.au>...
> 
> I'm EXCITED!
> 
> > I will engage you on this topic in that forum.
> 
> Which topic?
> 
> * that the SA-AUUG list should be the forum for the initial wireless 
> discussions
> 
> * the we should not talk about the fact that SA-AUUG's mailing list is 
> blissfully quiet
> 
> * that talk at auug.org.au is subscribed to by people who don't want to talk
> 
> Besides, I thought one engaged people ON topics, whilst one is engaged 
> IN a topic.
> 
> > For those who are generally interested in wireless, yes the SA chapter
> > last night resolved to form a wireless comittee to investigate coordinating
> > the setup of a wireless network across Adelaide.  We will keep the national
> > list posted on our findings and activities, but the comittee itself is
> > still in its inception stage.
> 
> I actually think the scope included Echunga if we could work out a way 
> to get over those DAMN hills :-(
> 
> DSL
> 
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