Proposition for a new list to replace Sounder

[Basil Chupin]

On 22/06/11 00:16, Alan Pope wrote:
> On 21 June 2011 15:03, Basil Chupin<blchupin at iinet.net.au>  wrote:
>> You aren't really paying attention or listening, are you?
>>
> Yes, I am. I tire of the near-constant beating I personally get for
> "shutting down" sounder however, so I saw your mail and thought "jeez,
> not again" and ignored it. That's right, I ignored it. I read it,
> digested it and ignored it.
>
>> I am asking YOU the question, and I have given you the reasons for such a
>> request with the conditions of having such a list.
>>
> Great, so request one. I have given you the address via which you can
> request it. Fill your boots, not my inbox.
>
>> So, where is this rubbish about introducing a new subject into a thread
>> coming from on your part?
>>
> In the previous thread you quoted. You started a NEW question in an
> EXISTING thread.
>
>> Tip: Change the subject of the mail if you're introducing new subject
>> matter into the thread. That way it's more likely to get noticed than
>> when buried in a thread about the new desktop.
>>
> This was a tip referring to the post you made in the other thread.
>
>> The administrator of every mail list or forum has full control of whether to
>> allow google to access that list or forum and store the contents for all
>> eternity in google's databases.
>>
> You are misguided. I could subscribe a bot to this list (or any other
> mailman list) and gate the contents to a publicly accessible web page.
>
>> I can give you the names of 2 mail lists in which I am personally involved
>> which are not only *not* archived but their contents are also *NOT*
>> available to google for capture.
>>
> I too am on some privately archived lists. However once in a while
> someone signs up to the list with a bot account which captures the
> contents and puts it online. This is what I was referring to.
>
>> "Obscenity"?
>>
>> What "obscenity" are you talking about?!
>>
> "Wankers".
>
> Al.

Alan, I think that you need a vacation :-) .

BC


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