Dear all,
When opening the archives there is the following message under Using
Radiance-general: "To post a message to all the list members, send email to
[email protected]". I wonder if more information could
be included:
- How to replay: I've noticed that sometimes a topic creates a tree of
replies, but sometimes the topic is branched out. Should I include Re: at
the beginning? What if I replay to another reply? Should it be Re: Re:?
Should I copy paste the entire message or just my reply? Should the name in
parentheses be changed when replying?
- Attachments: Can/should attachements be included? If so, how should it be
done? An image should be attached or included in the body of the text?
Sorry if the topic has been answered before. I remember seeing something
somewhere, but I cannot find it anymore.
Thanks,
Victor
Hi Victor,
Thanks for your questions. Some of this has been discussed before, such as policy regarding attachments. While it's OK to include a small JPEG or graph in the body of e-mails, large files (i.e., HDR pictures, etc.) should be linked to a URL that has some reasonable longevity. Generally, I like to keep e-mail sizes to under 250K, as people are often careless in replying, and attachments may tag along.
Regarding reply subjects, you should *never* reply to a digest e-mail, for those who are getting those. Reply to the original e-mail instead, or change the subject to correspond to it at least, and don't include the whole digest with your reply(!) I actually don't know what happens if you include multiple topics in your subject line -- I'm not sure how smart Mailman (our list software) is about that. You could try it.
Cheers,
-Greg
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From: Victor LRG <[email protected]>
Date: October 30, 2016 2:58:26 AM PDT
Dear all,
When opening the archives there is the following message under Using Radiance-general: "To post a message to all the list members, send email to [email protected]". I wonder if more information could be included:
- How to replay: I've noticed that sometimes a topic creates a tree of replies, but sometimes the topic is branched out. Should I include Re: at the beginning? What if I replay to another reply? Should it be Re: Re:? Should I copy paste the entire message or just my reply? Should the name in parentheses be changed when replying?
- Attachments: Can/should attachements be included? If so, how should it be done? An image should be attached or included in the body of the text?
Sorry if the topic has been answered before. I remember seeing something somewhere, but I cannot find it anymore.
Thanks,
Victor