Date: Tue, 4 Mar 1997 01:06:59 -0500 (EST) From: Michael Phelps To: DJ Delorie cc: jbennett AT ti DOT com, djgpp AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: c.o.m.djgpp retro-moderated? In-Reply-To: <199703031254.HAA18041@delorie.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Mon, 3 Mar 1997, DJ Delorie wrote: > [...] > > Except that the group of people who are discussing, say, gcc > optimizations don't read the djgpp newsgroup. They read the gnu.gcc.* > newsgroups. If a djgpp reader changes interest, they should switch > newsgroups. If people did the right thing, they'd set the Followup > field to point to the appropriate cross-posted newsgroup, so that the > thread migrated to the right place. > [...] > > As for your examples, the right thing to do is reply with a post that > references the original, cross-posts to c.l.c, and sets the follow up > there also. Thus, follow-ups to your post will go to the right place. > How do these cross-posting and cross-referring of newsgroups affect those who are on the DJGPP mailing list, and _not_ the newsgroup? If the proposed idea makes it more difficult for people on the mailing list to get answers, then I do not favor moderation. On the other hand, if it does not significantly impact those users, then I remain neutral, as I actually enjoy some of the tidbits of information that I come across while lurking on the mailing list. ---Michael Phelps morphine AT cs DOT jhu DOT edu CH3 | N / | ______/ | / \ CH2 _____/ \__|__ // \\ / | \\ // \\______/___CH2 \\ \ / \ / \______/ \_____/ / ------ \ / \ OH \ / OH O Morphine