[linux-elitists] [Meta] Is it now possible to CC other addresses on email to linux-elitists?

[Don Marti]

begin Rick Moen quotation of Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 05:23:51AM -0700:
> Quoting Shlomi Fish (shlomif at iglu.org.il):
> 
> > ...and because sometimes you'd like to CC some other people. 
> 
> As a listadmin, I'd just like to say:  "You suck, sir."  CCing or BCCing
> non-subscribers on mailing list postings creates problems for any of 
> those parties who attempt to respond, and for the listadmins who must
> then deal with the mess.  The clueful alternative is to send your
> posting to the list, and then forward it to any non-subscribers you wish
> to see it.
> 
> Rejecting such posts is good for the cause of public education, if 
> nothing else.

List Policy is that linux-elitists stands alone in
the To: line, with no Cc:.  It should be fairly simple
to put in a client-side check, for example as a Mutt
hook, to catch you when you forget.  If anyone has
this set up, please post it to the list.

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