Re: What's cooking in git.git (topics)

Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org> writes:

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And Jakub by far is not the only one using gmane for reading and writing to the list.

I am reading and writing on a number of mailing lists with either explicit or implicit gateways to news servers. But the git mailing list is the only one where I ever encountered a semi-permanent stream of (sometimes quite rude) complaints because people insist on getting replies at least twice: once by the mailing list, and once by personal Email. In contrast to claims made here, it is _not_ common netiquette to create extra personal copies. In fact, for articles sent through Usenet servers, it is generally considered an _annoyance_ to include unannounced "courtesy copies" since replies to them will not usually reach the list and will require redoing.

And I have received complaints about accumulating Cc lists from mailing list moderators as well, since list servers tend to queue stuff for moderation once the Cc header reaches a certain size.

I really don't get the point of those demands for personal extra copies: do people or don't they read the mailing list?

On the current computer setup, I am answering to the list. On a different computer, all mail to the mailing list disappears into a black hole without any indication why. So I _have_ to use gmane there. And I don't see why I should get heat for that when apparently the automoderation of the list is set up as rabidly as to quietly censor everything I send via Email (everybody else is able to receive mail through that account from me).