On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 14:05:02 PM -0500, Christopher L. Barnard
(cbar44(_at_)tsg(_dot_)cbot(_dot_)com) wrote:
All you are doing with duplicate posts is contributing to the
email load on the net. Persons on dialup and/or rated service are
paying for your inconsideration.
If only more people used a Reply-To. However you have a valid point
for people still on dialup or rated service. There are still some
people who have that.
Sorry, I meant to stay out of this but couldn't really resist on that
last sentence.
The "some people" is a myth. Outside that little corner of the market
which is fixed internet access in North America, that is. Worldwide,
most people are still stuck on dialup. And even if they weren't, in
many areas the only way to spread ADSL is to *also* offer rated
services without fixed monthly fees, because many people could not be
interested in a flat rate (=pay every month the same even if you only
surf on some weekendss) connection.
Oh, and add to the above that all the fad about mobile internet, GPRS,
UMTS, 'net access from commercial flights and so on, means that those
connections (*very* often charged per KB) are going to increase. So
remember to not only avoid duplicates, but also trim as much as
possible before even wondering whether to top or bottom post.
Ciao,
Marco
--
Marco Fioretti mfioretti, at the server mclink.it
Fedora Core 3 for low memory http://www.rule-project.org/
Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds
discuss people. -- Admiral Hyman Rickover
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