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cvs commit: jakarta-struts/doc mail.xml
husted 2004/04/05 18:22:59
Modified: doc mail.xml
Log:
Update mailing list details.
Revision Changes Path
1.2 +25 -57 jakarta-struts/doc/mail.xml
Index: mail.xml
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retrieving revision 1.1
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diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2
--- mail.xml 6 Apr 2004 00:56:10 -0000 1.1
+++ mail.xml 6 Apr 2004 01:22:59 -0000 1.2
@@ -36,11 +36,9 @@
<p>
<strong>
Respect the mailing list type
-</strong><br/>
- There are generally two types of lists.
+</strong>
</p>
-<p>
<ul>
<li>
The "User" list is where you can send questions and comments about
@@ -52,7 +50,6 @@
"development" types of questions.
</li>
</ul>
-</p>
<p>Some questions are appropriate for posting on both the "user" and
the "developer" lists. In this case, pick one and only one. Do not
@@ -67,7 +64,7 @@
<p>
<strong>
Join the lists that are appropriate for your discussion.
-</strong><br/>
+</strong><br />
Please make sure that you are joining the list that is appropriate for the
topic or product that you would like to discuss. For example,
please do not join the Struts mailing list and ask questions about Tomcat.
@@ -77,8 +74,8 @@
<p>
<strong>
- Ask smart questions. </strong><br/>
-
+ Ask smart questions.
+</strong><br />
Every volunteer project obtains its strength from the people involved
in it. You are welcome to join any of our mailing lists. You can
choose to lurk, or actively participate; it's up to you. The level of
@@ -86,14 +83,13 @@
proportional to the amount of effort you spend formulating your
question. Eric Raymond and Rick Moen have even written an essay entitled <a
href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html">"<b>Asking
-Smart Questions</b>"</a> precisely on this topic. Although somewhat
-militant, it is definitely worth reading.
+Smart Questions</b>"</a> precisely on this topic.
</p>
<p>
<strong>
Keep your email short and to the point.
-</strong><br/>
+</strong><br />
If your email is more than about a page of text, chances are that it
won't get read by very many people. It is much better to try to pack a
lot of informative information (see above about asking smart questions)
@@ -108,7 +104,7 @@
<strong>
Do your best to ensure that you are not sending HTML or
"Stylelized" email to the list.
-</strong><br/>
+</strong><br />
If you are using Outlook or Outlook Express or Eudora, chances are that
you are sending HTML email by default. There is usually a setting that
will allow you to send "Plain Text" email. If you are using Microsoft
@@ -119,31 +115,8 @@
<p>
<strong>
- Watch where you are sending email.
-</strong><br/>
-The majority of our mailing lists have set the Reply-To to go back to the
-list. That means that when you Reply to a message, it will go to the list
-and not to the original author directly. The reason is because it helps
-facilitate discussion on the list for everyone to benefit from. Be careful
-of this as sometimes you may intend to reply to a message directly to someone
-instead of the entire list.
-<em>
-The appropriate contents of the Reply-To header is an age-old debate that
-should not be brought up on the mailing lists. You can
-examine opposing points of view
-<a href="http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html">condemning</a>
-our convention and
-<a href="http://www.metasystema.org/essays/reply-to-useful.mhtml">
-condoning</a>
-it. Bringing this up for debate on a mailing list will add nothing
-new and is considered off-topic.
-</em>
-</p>
-
-<p>
-<strong>
Do not cross post messages.
-</strong><br/>
+</strong><br />
In other words, pick a mailing list and send your messages to that mailing
list only. Do not send your messages to multiple mailing lists. The reason is
that people may be subscribed to one list and not to the other. Therefore,
@@ -152,23 +125,18 @@
</section>
<section name="Archives">
-<p>
-There are several sites on the net that archive and provide searching for
-our mailing lists in HTML readable format. If a list is not there, then
-feel free to take initiative and submit it for us via <a href="./mail2.html#general">jakarta-general</a> mailing list.
-</p>
-<p>
-<ul>Archives Carrying Struts Lists
+<p>Archives Carrying Struts Lists</p>
+<ul>
<li><a href="http://nagoya.apache.org/eyebrowse/SummarizeList?listId=41">List Index on nagoya.apache.org</a></li>
-<li><a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/user%40struts.apache.org/">Mail-Archive</a> </li>
-<li><a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=struts-user&r=1&w=2">MARC: Mailing list ARChives</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/user%40struts.apache.org/">Mail-Archive</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=struts-user&r=1&w=2">MARC: Mailing list ARChives</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.servlets.com/archive/servlet/SummarizeList?listName=struts-user">Servlets.com servlet and JSP list archives</a></li>
</ul>
-</p>
</section>
+
<section name="Subscribing">
<p>
-Now that you've read the guidelines (you <b>have</b> read the rest of the page, haven't you?), please subscribe to
+Now that you've read the guidelines (you <em>have</em> read the rest of the page, haven't you?), please subscribe to
whichever Struts lists are of interest.
</p>
@@ -177,8 +145,8 @@
<li>
<strong>STRUTS-ANNOUNCE Mailing List</strong> - Subscribe to this list
to receiving only major announcements regarding Struts. This is a low-volume,
- read-only list.<br/>
- [<a href="mailto:announce-subscribe@struts.apache.org">Subscribe</a>]<br/>
+ read-only list.<br />
+ [<a href="mailto:announce-subscribe@struts.apache.org">Subscribe</a>]<br />
[<a href="mailto:announce-unsubscribe@struts.apache.org">Unsubscribe</a>]
</li>
@@ -186,24 +154,24 @@
<strong>STRUTS-USER Mailing List</strong> - Subscribe to this list
to communicate with other developers that are using
Struts for their own applications, including questions about the
- installation of Struts, and the usage of particular Struts features.<br/>
- [<a href="mailto:user-subscribe@struts.apache.org">Subscribe</a>]<br/>
+ installation of Struts, and the usage of particular Struts features.<br />
+ [<a href="mailto:user-subscribe@struts.apache.org">Subscribe</a>]<br />
[<a href="mailto:user-unsubscribe@struts.apache.org">Unsubscribe</a>]
</li>
<li>
<strong>STRUTS-DEV Mailing List</strong> - Subscribe to this mailing
list to communicate with other developers interested in expanding and
- improving the functionality supported by Struts itself.<br/>
- [<a href="mailto:dev-subscribe@struts.apache.org">Subscribe</a>]<br/>
+ improving the functionality supported by Struts itself.<br />
+ [<a href="mailto:dev-subscribe@struts.apache.org">Subscribe</a>]<br />
[<a href="mailto:dev-unsubscribe@struts.apache.org">Unsubscribe</a>]
</li>
<li>
<strong>STRUTS-USER Digest</strong> - Subscribe to this list to receive
- a daily digest of the Struts USER list.<br/>
- [<a href="mailto:user-digest-subscribe@struts.apache.org">Subscribe</a>]<br/>
- [<a href="mailto:user-digest-unsubscribe@struts.apache.org">Unsubscribe</a>]<br/>
+ a daily digest of the Struts USER list.<br />
+ [<a href="mailto:user-digest-subscribe@struts.apache.org">Subscribe</a>]<br />
+ [<a href="mailto:user-digest-unsubscribe@struts.apache.org">Unsubscribe</a>]<br />
If you subscribe to the Digest, you can also post to the User list.
(Just don't quote the entire Digest mailing in a reply!)
</li>
@@ -211,8 +179,8 @@
<li>
<strong>STRUTS-USER Newsgroup</strong> - The User list is also mirrored online,
so that you can participate <strong>without</strong> subscribing to the regular mailing
- list.<br/>
- [<a href="http://www.proj.com/subscribe.jsp">Struts Newsgroup</a>]<br/>
+ list.<br />
+ [<a href="http://www.proj.com/subscribe.jsp">Struts Newsgroup</a>]<br />
This is another way to post to the User list without subscribing to the
regular list. <br/>
</li>
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