Would this be workable with a Digest version? If Project members were subbed in digest would it cut down on the number of bounces? Ginger gingerh@shawneelink.com -----Original Message----- From: Tim Stowell <tstowell@chattanooga.net> To: BOARD-L@rootsweb.com <BOARD-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 12:15 AM Subject: Re: [BOARD-L] Delay of Vote Motion 99-34 >At 10:03 AM 1/4/00 -0500, you wrote: >>At 08:03 AM 1/4/00 -0500, you wrote: >>> After being asked by a couple of Board members, last night in IRC, I'm >>>delaying the vote on Motion 99-34 to see if anyone has further discussion >>>on the Motion. >> >>Having dug this one out, I would liek to suggest that any Motion for >>discussion be announced with an email with it number in the header. This >>one was buried under the subjectline: Sweeping Out the Corners >>and I quote: >> Motion 99-34 - announced as open for discussion on 12/16: 'Now that Joy's >> motion "to open subscription to BOARD-L on a read-only basis" has received >> a second from Shari - the Motion numbered 99-34 is now open for discussion.' > >I have this in my in box - 12/16 - Subject: Motion 99-34 Motion to open >subscription to BOARD-L on a > read-only basis > > >>I would like to hear something about the technical pros and/or cons of >>this. Am I correct in my understanding of the mail list software that board >>members only would be on the Accept List and that this function is >>realtively easy to maintain? If this is technically not a difficulty, I am >>all for it as it would also enable subscribers to reply dircetoly to a >>board member's email, thus facilitating hearing from our constituency. > >The Board members would be added to the accept list - meaning that only >they could post. CCs would not be able to post to Board-L but could be >subscribed to the list to receive all posts to the list directly without >receiving a daily recap with a twist from elsewhere. > >Board members who felt that they had to send list mail immediately to other >lists would lose some of their punch as interested CCs could get the >information directly sans other list(s). > >I would receive bounce messages including those who have trouble subbing, >those who can't remember how to unsub, those who forget to notify a change >of address and those that have ISP or account problems. > >Tim >