Re: [MacPerl] MPPE Mailing list

[Chris Nandor <pudge@pobox.com>]

At 23.35 -0400 1999.07.12, Richard Gordon wrote:
>1. Multiple signups for the various lists are a burden for users and you
>alike.
>2. It isn't always clear which list something should go to.

So you are arguing that all traffic for every topic on the Internet should
go to one mailing list?  That is, is it a burden for users to have alt.sex
and comp.lang.perl.misc as to separate groups?  :)

>3. There isn't enough collective list traffic to require separate lists.

Some people believe there is.

>4. Especially since BBEdit enhanced its MacPerl integration, there is
>5. A swing by
>6. If you accept the proposition that while Perl can do a lot of
>7. Aside from being able to investigate mac-centric issues, the main

I am not sure how any of these argues for a single MacPerl list.

Anyway, according to Matthias, people _were_ leaving because of the CGI and
Web and non-Perl and non-MacPerl talk on the list.  I hope that separating
the lists has lessened the unsubscriptions.

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