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

[Ángel <angel 16bits net>]

On 2018-07-28 at 00:43 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > 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

A softer option would be to edit the subscription template to remove the
digest radio. That way, if someone really really wanted digests, he
would have to subscribe, then go into the user configuration and enable
that preference.

Cheers