Re: [Evolution] Disable Digests? [was: evolution-list Digest, Vol 156, Issue 61]

[Peter M Buck <pbuck his com>]

I like getting one post per day. This allows me to quickly scan the day's topics without being interrupted multiple times per day. I just signed up for the list last week (and asked for the digest). If the digest is eliminated, I'll probably - reluctantly - unsubscribe. But I'd like to stay informed.

A lead paragraph describing how to properly reply to a thread might help.

- Peter B

-----Original Message-----

From: Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>

To: evolution-list gnome org

Subject: Re: [Evolution] Disable Digests? [was: evolution-list Digest, Vol 156, Issue 61]

Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2018 00:43:43 +0100

On Sat, 2018-07-28 at 01:09 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:

Hi,


I'm uncertain, if this is a good idea. Perhaps we should consider to

teach users how to use MIMI digest correctly.


MIME, not MIMI


It doesn't happen too

often, that threads broken by a wrong digest reply are send to this

list. As you could see, I replied to the last 'correct' mail of the

broken thread and quoted the content of the mail, with the broken thread

on top of my reply.


You didn't quote anything in this message.


I don't know why some subscribers prefer digest,

but since some users do, we perhaps should accept this.


I knew something was tickling the back of my mind. This topic has been

proposed before now (by me!):

https://mail.gnome.org/archives/evolution-list/2017-March/msg00023.html


A quick re-reading of that thread shows that (as far as I can see) only

one person spoke up in favour of keeping digests (ignoring several

digressions that had nothing to do with the subject under discussion).

That was over a year ago. I note that at the time I added a Mailman

filter that in theory would trap digest replies into moderation. That

never worked (could be my fault or it could be a bug). I never looked

into it.


I also note that you proposed I turn off digests for a test period to

see what happens, and I said I would wait a while in case anyone

objected. The "while" turned out to be over a year, with no objections

from anyone, so I'm minded to go ahead. I'll wait a few days to give

people a second chance to react before I do anything, and hope I don't

forget again :-)


poc