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[gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org (Jerry Feldman)]

On 10/22/2008 11:13 AM, John Abreau wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Jerry Feldman <gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org> wrote:
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>> Actually, turning off digest is a  single radio button. I have it turn=
ed off
>> on a couple of low-volume lists. But, some people do find it very usef=
ul as
>> both Allan and Mark mentioned.
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>
>
> Nevertheless, turning it off takes away from the people that prefer the=

> digest form, and doesn't provide any benefit to offset that loss. The
> effort to turn it off may be tiny, but it still requires an active deci=
sion
> to do so, which I view as an active decision to needlessly annoy the
> people who prefer digests.
>
> Of course, that logic wouldn't apply to a brand new list when it's
> first being created, nor to a list that had zero digest subscribers.
>
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Agreed. It depends on the nature of the list. For instance, an=20
announcements only list like the BLU announce list, should probably not=20
have digest subscribers, but most digests are set up to generate a=20
digest when either the size requirement is met, or once a day if=20
non-empty. Digests are certainly a feature that is used on our discuss=20
list as well as many of the other lists we host. The cost of a digest is =

minimal.

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Jerry Feldman <gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org>
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