, "Tony <tchen@ibl.org>
From: Bob Nestor <rnestor@metronet.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 01/05/1997 08:57:07
>> I was thinking that this mailing list has gotten slightly out of
>> hand. We should really categorize the mailing list so people
>> can pick and choose which ones they'd like to suscribe to.
>> ....
>> Maybe so there is:
>> help-mac68k Help on getting Macs running BSD and Misc.
>> port-mac68k Porting issues of the kernel
>> soft-mac68k Porting, compiling, and running of software packages
>> etc.
I disagree - 20 to 25 messages every other day or two doesn't seem out of
hand to me. The number of active people on this list is still quite
small, and sub-dividing it further will drive many good people away.
Some of the more active members also subscribe to other NetBSD mailing
list that do generate a *lot* of traffic, and any new MacBSD lists would
probably get lost in the noise. Also, many people just lurk on the list
and pick up lots of valuable information from what is posted - both
questions and answers. A number of us that do try to pitch in and help
new users do so via personal E-Mail to keep the list from getting out of
hand. I think people would find that if they initially post a more
complete description of their configuration and problem, they'd get more
of the individual help they need via E-Mail. It's pretty hard for anyone
to jump in and try to help when the posting says nothing more than "I
can't boot", or "color doesn't work". New users are almost always
advised to read the FAQs first, but sometimes that doesn't always happen
and dividing the mailing list won't change this.
-bob