On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:55:49 -0400 Chris Tyler <chris@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, 2010-07-05 at 09:23 -0400, Tom Horsley wrote: > > On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:57:48 -0400 > > Chris Tyler wrote: > > > > > a process that takes a few seconds > > > > I understand the need to subscribe, but the process does > > not take a few seconds. For one thing, a lot of ISPs > > seem to be blocked or are blocking replies (you can't ever > > tell which one), so you have to try different mail > > accounts till you find one that actually works both ways, > > and not knowing how long it might take to get a reply, > > it can take a while to decide the first address you used > > isn't going to work. > > Well, obviously, when using a mailing list, a end-to-end working mail > configuration is needed. (This underlines the value of the "confirm this > mail" step in the subscription process). > > But that said, when you have a working mail setup, it takes only a few > seconds to subscribe to a list (e.g., once on a Fedora mailing list, it > takes only a few seconds to add another. Maybe a few minutes, if your > mail system is slow). > > -Chris > How about someone starting a new thread? This one is getting pretty long. -- Tom Taylor - retired penguin openSuSE 11.3-RC1 x86_64 Fedora 13 x64 KDE 4.4.4, FF 3.6.4 claws-mail 3.7.6 registered linux user 263467 linxt-At-comcast-DoT-net -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
