Re: Don't send test messages to -questions (was: test don't read)

From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey (grog_at_FreeBSD.org)
Date: 12/08/04

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    To: J65nko BSD <j65nko@gmail.com>
    
    
    

    On Wednesday, 8 December 2004 at 2:11:50 +0100, J65nko BSD wrote:
    > On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 10:57:18 +1030, Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@freebsd.org> wrote:
    >> On Monday, 6 December 2004 at 23:28:21 +0000, agostinho wrote:
    >>> test
    >>
    >> Please don't do this. It gets sent to tens of thousands of people
    >> round the world. There's a special list for sending test messages.
    >> Please use it instead.
    >
    > Greg, your response also gets sent to tens of thousands of people.
    > Please reply privately next time to this type of posts ;)

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    > Sorry, couldn't resist ;)

    There's a very good reason for that. In the past, we've seen that one
    person does something like this, and others copy him. By sending one
    message asking people not to do so, we can potentially nip many more
    in the bud.

    Sorry for the noise, people.

    Greg

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