Mail Archives: cygwin/2006/11/08/14:17:02
On Wed, Nov 08, 2006 at 11:00:44AM -0800, Dan Harkless wrote:
>On November 8, 2006, Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please AT cygwin DOT com> wrote:
>>On Tue, Nov 07, 2006 at 11:03:30PM -0800, Dan Harkless wrote:
>>>I would suggest having the Cygwin webmaster update
>>><http://cygwin.com/lists.html> to make the PCYMTNQREAIYR policy very clear
>>>(right now there's only a vague hint at it with "...viewable by anyone. That
>>>includes email addresses..."), including info that the archiver munges
>>>header but not body email addresses, so that people will know about this
>>>_before_ they make the mistake.
>>
>>It's not a vague hint. This text was intended for idiots who can't
>>comprehend that they are sending email to a public list. It is to
>>forestall people asking to have their messages removed from the
>>archives.
>
>Not sure if you're calling me an idiot here.
Are you unable to comprehend that you are sending email to a public list
and will, at some point, ask to have your message removed from the
archives? If not, then I clearly wasn't talking about you.
I told you what the text you quoted is for. Now you know.
cgf
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