Re: An actually *useful* mail-list message footer

From: "Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>
To: pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: An actually *useful* mail-list message footer
Date: 2008-03-02 14:30:49
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> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.
> pgsql-www mailing list (pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org)
> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription:
> http://mail.postgresql.org/mj/mj_wwwusr?domain=postgresql.org&extra=pgsql-www

The first line is, in my opinion, both obscure and rude. I doubt most
ordinary readers of our mailing list know exactly what an "admin request" is.
They may even think it has something to do with admin-ing Postgres itself.
It certainly will sound odd on the pgsql-admin list. :)

The link provided should be shorter: a http redirect would do that quite
nicely. Additionally, the above link does not work, and only brings you to
a generic page for all mailing lists at postgresql.org. Perhaps this one?:

http://mail.postgresql.org/mj/mj_wwwusr/domain=postgresql.org?func=lists-long-full&extra=pgsql-general

If we are replacing the sig, I'd recommend something like this:

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