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Date:      Tue, 27 Apr 1999 00:09:32 +0200
From:      Wolfram Schneider <wosch@panke.de.freebsd.org>
To:        Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami <asami@freebsd.org>
Cc:        ports@freebsd.org, jmb@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Mailing list freebsd-port-announce
Message-ID:  <19990427000932.35187@panke.de.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <199904262137.OAA21400@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu>; from Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami on Mon, Apr 26, 1999 at 02:37:11PM -0700
References:  <19990426222304.18389@panke.de.freebsd.org> <199904262137.OAA21400@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu>

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On 1999-04-26 14:37:11 -0700, Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami wrote:
>  * From: Wolfram Schneider <wosch@panke.de.freebsd.org>
> 
>  * Many users ask me if I can sent the 'New ports added/updated last two
>  * weeks' mail to a low volume mailing list. 
>  * 
>  * freebsd-announce is not the right mailing list - some users
>  * don't wants ports information or large mails. 
> 
> Well, there are many other messages sent to announce that are only
> relevant to 99% of the users, so I don't know what they are

I got complains.


> complaining about.  As for the size, I don't remember the size of the
> last mail but I don't think it was *that* big.

usually 40-50 KBytes, 1000-1400 lines per mail.


>  * So I think we should setup a moderated freebsd-port-announce
>  * mailing list.
> 
> (rolling eyes)
> 
> Why don't you just post a URL to freebsd-announce and put the main
> thing on the web?  You can even be cuter and make hyperlinks and
> stuff.

The mails is generated from the web site ;-)

Many user still prefer mail instead the 'klick here often' ;-))

-- 
Wolfram Schneider <wosch@freebsd.org> http://wolfram.schneider.org


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