Chat + announce
Been said before, but probably time for the bi-annual reminder...
Please, if you're trying to reach ALL ifis members, mail announce. Do NOT be
tempted to mail chat AND announce. Most chat members will receive 2 copies,
and you'll reach no extra people, with the minor exceptions of only one or 2
people, who are on chat but not announce precisely BECAUSE they don't want
to receive announcements about egham-related stuff.
Putting it another way, if you send the same mail to chat AND announce,
you're not achieving what you wanted, you're just annoying a lot of people,
and annoying a few others for a different reason, and pleasing nobody. You
probably wanted to mail ANNOUNCE only.
Encrypted email, delivered to your pocket, 24/7. How cool is THAT?
www.blackberry.net
Please, if you're trying to reach ALL ifis members, mail announce. Do NOT be
tempted to mail chat AND announce. Most chat members will receive 2 copies,
and you'll reach no extra people, with the minor exceptions of only one or 2
people, who are on chat but not announce precisely BECAUSE they don't want
to receive announcements about egham-related stuff.
Putting it another way, if you send the same mail to chat AND announce,
you're not achieving what you wanted, you're just annoying a lot of people,
and annoying a few others for a different reason, and pleasing nobody. You
probably wanted to mail ANNOUNCE only.
Encrypted email, delivered to your pocket, 24/7. How cool is THAT?
www.blackberry.net