perfect solution but it would help if there were some degree of self
selecting behavior possible. Currenty all questions go to php-general. If
there were, say, a php-newuser and a php-questions list then perhaps
php-general could be used for slightly higher level discussions. Actually
its probably too late to "save" php-general, hard to get people to
change. Maybe a new list that caters to a higher level of discussion, say
php-authoring or the like?
Just a thought. So much tends to get lost or over looked in high volume
mailing lists.
Agreed. Seen it happen quite often.. a special newbie list is created.. that list become a very very low volume list and the other lists are still getting everything.. why? dunno.. convinient?? the people with more knowledge then others stay away??
I'm still thinking about an solution.... Perhaps another description about the mailinglists.. Telling more about the archive.. Or a solutions database for common problems.. but I think this kind of info is already available on other websites..
Some procmail rules to make an autoreply giving some solutions which depend on certain words in the message.. That might certainly help.. but it's a daunting task to make such a beast..
And please.. leave my name out of the subject.. it has been yelled on this list more then enough.
Bye,
B.