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Re: [Plug] PLUG Meeting Subject-Suggestion!!
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Yeah, that's true. 28% of all people know that!
From: adam <adam@looney.com>
Reply-To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
Subject: Re: [Plug] PLUG Meeting Subject-Suggestion!!
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 10:58:45 -0400
And 47% of statistics are made up on the spot.
Most mailing lists that I have been on do not allow posts
from non-members. and for good reason.
Jack Wilkinson wrote:
>
> not really, probably 90% of mailing lists are open to unsubscribed
posts...
> 90% of open (subscribable by the public) lists at least. If a small
group
> of people on a committee use a list to talk amongst themselves, it's
often
> welcome for non-committee members to post comments and questions to the
list
> so that a member can get back to them or bring it into the discussion...
or
> something like that usually.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: plug-admin@lists.nothinbut.net
> > [mailto:plug-admin@lists.nothinbut.net]On Behalf Of David Edwards
> > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 10:02 PM
> > To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
> > Subject: Re: [Plug] PLUG Meeting Subject-Suggestion!!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: Michael W. Ryan <mryan@netaxs.com>
> > <SNIP>
> > > I'm not sure I'd recommend limitting the list in that way, as having
an
> > > open list makes it easy for people who just want to have a question
> > > answered to post the message without having to subscribe.
> > >
> >
> > I thought the purpose of a mailing list was to limit posting to
subscribed
> > members only - thus keep a reasonably acceptable signal to noise
ratio.
> > What you're suggesting is akin to a newsgroup!!
> > just my tuppence worth!!
> > Dave E.
> > dedwards@technologist.com
> >
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