Re: general Digest, Vol 52, Issue 10

>>>>> "Jim" == Jim Blandy <jimb-bqtBzms/kfRWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> writes:

FIRST LAST> A little more advance warning would have been good - I get
FIRST LAST> the letter about the meeting on the 23rd on the 23rd !

Jim> I think this is because you're receiving your PTC mail as a
Jim> "digest" --- the mailing list management software gathers up
Jim> messages and sends them all in a bunch.  But this inevitably
Jim> means some delay in receiving messages.  If you visit the
Jim> 'listinfo' link included at the top of your digest, I think there
Jim> will be a way for you to ask to receive each message immediately.

Well, FIRST LAST's complaint is valid in that we only just announced
it last night.  But then, the weekly happens just about every week at
the same time.  The only thing that changes is where we convene and
that *occasionally* it is cancelled. *Almost always* we have a hard
time deciding where we should hold it, and the indecision is what is
responsible for the late notices.  Mostly, weekly meetings are for
socializing though and only minor items of business get handled.  The
monthly meeting (next wednesday at the Urban Grind, mark your
calendars!) is where bigger, broader organizational issues are
discussed.

I would suggest that digest mode on the general mailing list is
probably not necessary.  The volume of traffic is pretty
inconsequential these days, too low to warrant the chunking and
consequent delay of digest mode.

If FIRST LAST starts coming to meetings, maybe we can saddle him with
the job of sending out announcements.  We are always looking for
energetic volunteers. ;-)


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