Date: Mon, 24 Apr 1995 23:41:08 -0400 (EDT) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@kryten.atinc.com> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@freefall.cdrom.com> Cc: Gary Roberts <gary@wcs.uq.oz.au>, Jeffrey Hsu <hsu@freefall.cdrom.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Gating hackers into the newsgroups Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9504242325.H27338-0100000@kryten.atinc.com> In-Reply-To: <811.798769365@freefall.cdrom.com>
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On Mon, 24 Apr 1995, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > I think there are probably a large number of `semi-skilled' users (like > > myself) who love FreeBSD and have developed to the point of having no > > real problems with basic installation and configuration, kernel [snip] > > should immediately reduce newbie traffic in both news and mail by > > transferring the traffic from the public lists to private e-mail. However, > > If you manage to make this go, you have my personal nomination for the > Nobel peace prize. That's all I'm going to say about it! :-) Gary, great idea! we can add a couple of commands to majordomo and let it rip. command action ------------------------------- subscribe mentors register yourself as a person willing to adopt new users of FreeBSD unsubscribe mentors --ahhhhh....no more please. adopt iamlost@where.am.i adopt this poor soul, all his mail to hackers and others gets routed to you! what about questions (or is this just crazy?) disown iamlost@where.am.i he has learned enough not to ask the 3c509 -link2 flag question. let him have direct access to the lists again. subscribe newusers help me please, i just got my cdrom and i cant get my 3c509 to work unsubscribe newusers hey man--back off, i know this thing, give me some elbow room here. so you offer help by joining mentors, adopt newbies till you reach your limit then unusbscribe from mentors. release (disown) newbies when they are ready to stand on their own more or less. an unhappy newbie that does not like his mentor still send to questions. and request adoption or subscribe newusers and hope someone will pick him up. cron each night (week?) matches newbies and mentors, giving each mentor 1 newbie and removing that newbie from the newusers lists. mail is sent to both the mentor and the newbie to introduce them to each other. what do you think, gary? this the kinda thing? jmb Jonathan M. Bresler jmb@kryten.atinc.com | Analysis & Technology, Inc. | 2341 Jeff Davis Hwy play go. | Arlington, VA 22202 ride bike. hack FreeBSD.--ah the good life | 703-418-2800 x346
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