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Hendrik Boom hendrik at topoi.pooq.com
Sun Dec 2 18:42:47 EET 2018


On Sun, Dec 02, 2018 at 04:22:52PM +0100, Ralph Seichter wrote:
> * Ruben Safir:
> 
> > On Sun, Dec 02, 2018 at 03:58:53AM +0100, Bernd Petrovitsch wrote:
> >
> >> Let's hope that people who do not know how to use a tool - e.g.
> >> like a hammer - doesn't use that tool in the first place ....
> >
> > that is pretty unrealistic and I don't agree with it anyway.
> 
> The tool metaphor is realistic. In my experience (which dates back to
> the 1980s), email ist a powerful tool, and people need to learn how to
> use it properly, with the appropriate software set. Especially in the
> area of technical mailing lists I see no reason to cater to dumb MUA
> software.

Especially in a technical mailing list about email software!

-- hendrik


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