[OSM-talk] Links to Forum

[Dean Earley]

Ben Robbins wrote:
> Andy:
> 
> hmm, Im still confused then.  Shorely senteces like "send talk
> mailing list submissions to", and "to subscribe or unsubscribe via
> the world wide web visit" cant be just composed by my hotmail
> account?  If so, then computer consiousness isnt far away?
> 
> I asumed when you said they were generated by the reciving account
> that it would be referecning the source.  So if the server replies
> back with the forum email in there, then this would be displayed.

There are specific headers in the email that mean "send talk mailing
list submissions to" and "to subscribe or unsubscribe via the world wide
web visit". It doesn't take a huge amount of effort for the author of
the email client (or mailman) to write the text with the links replaced
by known headers.

> If all this automatic stuff is too difficult/inposible to change,
> then would it not be posible to place a link at the top of the emails
> then, So people that dont wish to read the entire email can be linked
> straight to the other area of communication?.  A link on the bottom
> would serve the same perpose, although wouldnt be as instantly
> visable.
> 
> Also, What about an additional link on the main OSM page (see
> attached, <if it makes it> (ignore image title!))

Personally, I don't see why the relatively little used forum should be
"spammed" at the top of EVERY list email.
I also find it HUGELY easily to monitor and converse on mailing lists
rather than web based forums as it doesn't require me to actively check
them all the time (Yes, I'm lazy).

As we're talking about the mailing list, why isn't "evil reply to
munging" turned on? I expect most people do a "reply to list" or a reply
all and remove all but the list address anyway.

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