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[Viktor Szakáts]

Hi Phil,


> What is the problem with my proposal?
>>
> You are creating a feed to the mail system that there is no way to opt out
> of, thus giving regular subscribers no way to reduce their mail burden. Sure
> you can filter i away, but only after you have downloaded it. And it's going
> to have a size limit of 150k. That's a lot of downloading just to throw it
> away.


Wrong. The commit mails without diffs are just as small as current
ChangeLog
e-mails. Same thing. No need to raise size limits. Same amount of mails.
It _replaces_ current ChangeLog e-mails, so total number of received mails
are _unchanged_.

What I am proposing is an opt in system. You only have to join it once, it
> lasts indefinitely. You create a filter to put it in the correct mailbox,
> that lasts indefinitely. This is a very minor burden to give choice to
> others before the mail download instead of after the mail download.
>
> Your method reduces choice and increases mail burden. People with modems do
> care about this stuff. I believe in efficiency whenever I can get it. Choice
> is good when it's not excessive and burdensome, which this is not. Subscribe
> once, add one rule and you get exactly what you want.


Sorry to say, but I think you've totally misunderstood me.

Brgds,
Viktor
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