[U-Boot] REJECT: Too many recipients to the message

[T Ziomek]

On Mon, Jun 01, 2009 at 10:00:12PM +0200, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Dear Scott Wood,
> 
> In message <4A242071.1010806 at freescale.com> you wrote:
> >
> > > there is an increasing number of postings  with  loooooong  lists  of
> > > recipients  (10  addresses  and  more);  usually several of these are
> > > regular and active users of this mailing list  so  this  is  actually
> > > redundant;  
> > 
> > It is not redundant -- including a person in the CC list brings the mail 
> > to their attention faster (and with less chances of missing it) than if 
> > they have to pick it out of the list.
> 
> An email message is a message is a message, isn't it? The message on
> the list and the Cc: are identical, aren't they?

Yes, but how one's MUA / mail client handles them may *not* be identi-
cal.

Quite a few people configure their MUA to prioritize messages based on
whether they are on the To: list, CC:, BCC:, or none of the above (i.e.
by list membership).

> What is the difference whether you receive one or two identical copies
> of a message?

It's a hassle and distraction to deal with duplicates.

> > How about reconfiguring the list software instead?
> 
> I see no reason for that yet.

+1 for not restricting the # of addressees absent a reason other than
"some of them are often redundant".

Tom
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