On Wed, 25 Feb 1998, Brian Pawlowski wrote:
I was wondering if it was against the rules to ask this alias about their experience with 100BaseT and filers.
this question gets asked periodically, so i'll take ten seconds to get on a soapbox and answer it.
there are no rules. or, more precisely, i enforce no rules. i assume that people will complain to me, or unsubscribe, or both, if they don't like what's on it. since i've had no complaints, and subscriptions outnumber unsubscriptions, i figure this list is being useful (or at least worth the bandwidth) to the majority of the subscribers.
i've given guidelines when asked - if you're planning on sending non-toaster-related-but-administrator-related material, send pointers rather than the material itself, because it's more efficient and less intrusive. be prepared for the list members to rise up and smite you anyway.
so far, there's been very little smiting. if people rise in uproar, or start leaving in droves, i'll merrily get ruthless about removing problem members. i am a BOFH, after all. but until then, i suspect you all have a much better idea of what makes this list worth your time than i do.
none of this is writ in stone, either. you want it different, say so. that's it.
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