[BARC-List] Fwd: [mras_general] Digest Number 134

[Richard Amirault]

Richard Amirault                           N1JDU                 Boston,
MA, USA
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill N1VUX" <wdr@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: [BARC-List] Fwd: [mras_general] Digest Number 134
(snip)

> While it would be nice if you added one or two lines of WHY you're
forwarding,
> why you think it's of interest to the second list, as David points out if
it's
> really that good it will stand on it's own;

Ah, but It won't stand on it's own if it's never read.

> if it needs explanation, maybe it
> shouldn't be forwarded. I can go both ways on that.
>
> However, it would really be nice if you deleted most of the >HEADER:
lines
> that are incomprehensible to all but SMTP gurus.  The first screenful of
your
> forwarded message contained only headers, very easy to delete unread.
>
> -- Bill

I get plenty of e-Mail that gets deleted without reading it. If you are
going to send me something, either direct or thru a list, I consider it
common coursety that you at least *say* _something_ to me.  Not to say
_anything_ is tacky, and possibly rude.

Some folks get 5 or 10 messages a day, others 50 to 100, and others over
200.  If all you get is 5 or 10 then you can afford the time to read every
message. I don't have that much time, sorry.