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Date:      Tue, 16 Dec 1997 13:24:53 -0500 (EST)
From:      John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu>
To:        Francisco Reyes <reyesf@super.zippo.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD WWW List <www@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Suggestion: have "questions@freebsd.org" instead of "www@freebsd.org"
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971216132243.14718A-100000@fallout.campusview.indiana.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199712160623.WAA03998@super.zippo.com>

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On Tue, 16 Dec 1997, Francisco Reyes wrote:

> I was wondering if it wouldn't be helpful to NOT list www@freebsd.org
> in the web pages, but have "questions@freebsd.org". Any new user is
> going to think that www@freebsd.org is a general purpose email where
> they can write to ask for help.

The "www@freebsd.org" link actually goes to a page explaining
that:

> One could possible also have a note like "For comments about these
> pages write to www@freebsd.org". That would be in addition, not
> instead of, to having questions@freebsd.org listed.

but I think a fair number of people just look at the address and
type (or cut and paste) it to their mail program.  It would be
trivial to change the link to *say* question@freebsd.org.  It
would still point to the same place.

-john




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