From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 23 02:31:20 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4EA621065671 for ; Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:31:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-unix@embarqmail.com) Received: from mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com (mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com [208.47.184.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E43308FC17 for ; Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:31:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-unix@embarqmail.com) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; d=embarqmail.com; s=s012408; c=relaxed/simple; q=dns/txt; i=@embarqmail.com; t=1206238278; h=From:Subject:Date:To:Mime-Version:Content-Type; bh=/dlQCPK+5ZIMN4CYeHSSVGDOHwc=; b=oi2VG2xf2ouUs/uBmq8pUlo51kzBwowaCQj8QXhBaOp9qc+ZakmCluUcrRdWn0hs H2ZpHr47BkA1RoN1KLkmIKSzfRwWrCJuZ40l1fCY1BuyyNydWfFXMGSUIA4J8kWh; X_CMAE_Category: 0,0 Undefined,Undefined X-CNFS-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=zCzH4j1LU_4PSJ87T14A:9 a=OEErOLXtKjkLc46wtzQA:7 a=fjrRCxEB3Qxv8qYQN6e24S3iYvsA:4 a=ZZAfTtC2Ym4A:10 a=LY0hPdMaydYA:10 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Authentication-Results: smtp08.embarq.synacor.com smtp.user=rpratt1950@embarqmail.com; auth=pass (LOGIN) Received: from [76.6.196.29] ([76.6.196.29:49286] helo=kt.weeeble.com) by mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.1.28 r(22594)) with ESMTPA id D9/0F-03784-54CB5E74; Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:11:18 -0400 Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:11:14 -0400 From: Randy Pratt To: Robert Huff Message-Id: <20080322221114.66ddb4e1.bsd-unix@embarqmail.com> In-Reply-To: <18405.40797.999494.842785@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <1206146157.6973.21.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au> <9CA3D4489328B8E911387EE0@Macintosh.local> <1206160383.6973.42.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au> <200803220724.05759.jonathan+freebsd-questions@hst.org.za> <47E58E08.2040907@next.online.no> <18405.40797.999494.842785@jerusalem.litteratus.org> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.8 (GTK+ 2.12.9; i386-portbld-freebsd6.3) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Tore Lund , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Dmitry RCL Rekman Subject: Re: List replies X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:31:20 -0000 On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:07:57 -0400 Robert Huff wrote: > Dmitry RCL Rekman writes: > > > I actually did the mistake of subscribing to mailing list, > > because I did not know that I would be able to post (and receive > > answers) without being subscribed. That resulted in a few tens of > > messages not related to the subject I posted about on the very > > first day, including yours one. > > The downside of being subscribed is one will have to wade > through many topics which are of no interest. > The upside is sometimes seeing useful information on topics > previously unknown. > The third hand is "paying it forward" - the opportunity to > contribute back to the community. > Your choice. Of course, there is yet another way. Read the lists online: http://docs.freebsd.org/mail/current/freebsd-questions.html Message on the list can be replied to by saving the "Raw E-Mail" in the appropriate way for your email client. I quit subscribing to the lists about 5 years ago and exclusively read them online. Randy --