From: Alex Ferguson (abf@cs.ucc.ie)
Date: Wed 24 Jun 1998 - 21:26:25 EEST
Robert McArthur:
> Is it my imagination (not), or something I've done (possible) that means the
> list is no longer being sent, in digest form, 2-3 times per day but is now
> down to once every three days or so?
You would be correct in that perception, and digest numbering makes it
clear it's not just you (and I).
> I'm just wondering whether I'm missing out on a lot, or everyone's so quiet...
It seems that things are relatively quiet, and that the list server waits
for quite a while before deciding to send what it has anyway. Prior to
the shift over to the chaosium server (I think? Or was it the move before
that?) the list seemed a tad more eager in sending out "small" Digests,
pretty much one per day come what may, which I personally thought was
a much more sensible policy. An excessively long delay in messages
appearing on the list is a Bad Thing in my view, as it can lead both to
unnecessary duplication of replies to "simple" questions, and perhaps
in the extreme case, to a throttling off of discussion while everyone
sits around wondering why they haven't had a digest this week...
Personally I'd choose to receive it un-digested, mind you, if that were
an option. (Apparently as a matter of Policy, it isn't.)
Slainte,
Alex.
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