Phil Endecott
David Abrahams wrote:
Please don't reply to digests.
Which says: Do not reply to digests if you are a digest delivery subscriber. Your reply will not be properly threaded and will probably have the wrong subject line. Instead, you can reply through the GMane web interface.
The GMane interface doesn't work for posting messages, I've tried it;
So have I; it works just fine. And if you instead use a newsreader to read this list, you can post through the newsreader, which is much more convenient than the GMane web interface. That's what I'm doing now.
the mailing list rejects messages from non-subscribers, including those that come via GMane.
That's why you have to subscribe before posting via GMane, as described at http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm.
There is a trade-off here:
- On one hand, replying to digests means that threaded views using references: headers will not work properly. (There is no need for the subject line to be wrong, but it isn't difficult to forget to change it when replying.)
- On the other hand, prohibiting digest subscribers (like me) from sending replies means that you won't hear from me again.
If you're a digest subscriber, you're authorized to post via GMane.
You may or may not consider that a good thing. I do try to reply to questions on the rare occassions that someone even newer to Boost than me asks a question that I have an answer to, and I do so in the hope that this lets the more expert readers (Dave!) concentrate on more important things.
I'd like to encourage a debate - which is considered more important, better threading or more contributions? If you don't want to hear from me again, that's fine, I'll unsubscribe until I next have a question of my own to ask.
I'd like to hear from you again, but I'd also like you to follow the posting guidelines. I think we've provided ample ways to make it convenient. If I'm wrong about that, I'd like to know what the problem is. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com