On Sep 24, 1:43pm, Michael E. Fox (OTC - 203 D. Boyd) wrote:
} Subject: coversion to digest
}
} P.S. "Just read it all at the end of the day" is not really an option
} if you are constantly monitoring your mail for security alerts and other
} "need to know right now" things. Maintaining a separate login id to
} send this listing to is also needless complication.
}
}-- End of excerpt from Michael E. Fox (OTC - 203 D. Boyd)
But I didn't expect this list to be the place to look
for "security alerts" that need immediate action. There are
other channels (other mailing lists and newsgroup) of alert
type announcements.
I thought we were going to discuss firewalls and
issues surrounding them.
When I saw the volume I changed my .procmailrc to start
routing mail from this list directly into a seperate mailbox.
I can read it at my leisure and it doesn't clutter my main mailbox.
(consider that a plug for procmail).
I think it's pretty premature to rush into a newsgroup.
A digest has drawbacks too. Remember we all work different
hours, a digest could end up delaying participation from many
people. The decision on how and when to read the mail is
best left to the local user/site.
Arnold de Leon arnold @
synopsys .
com
NCS Synopsys Inc.
(415) 694-4183 700 E. Middlefield Road
Mtn. View, CA 94043-4033
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