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Subject: Re: MajorDomo
From: dwolfe @ risc . sps . mot . com (David Wolfe)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 16:20:56 -0600 (CST)
To: mats @ netcom . com (Mats Wichmann)
Cc: majordomo-workers @ greatcircle . com (Majordomo developer's mailing list)
In-reply-to: <199511202149.NAA09389@netcom10.netcom.com> from "Mats Wichmann" at Nov 20, 95 01:49:12 pm
Reply-to: Dave Wolfe <david_wolfe @ risc . sps . mot . com>

[ Mats Wichmann writes: ]
> 
> In Re: the "SAMPLE" list idea,
> 
> To take the opposing view, I don't see any benefit to this.
> The folks who didn't like a mailing list are saved the typing
> of a whole one-line email message.  Meanwhile, those who
> did like it get to send an extra one.  In my experience,
> folks end up unsubscribing only after a considerable time
> has passed anyway, after they finally realize that they
> aren't reading any of the messages any more, just throwing
> them all out.  I.e., I believe any reasonable sample period
> is likely to be too short.
> 
> Let's keep the to-do list to features that buy us a bit
> more, given the limited available bandwidth in upgrading/
> maintaining MD.

Amen!

-- 
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