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Re: New email list for emergency communications


  • From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
  • To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>
  • Cc: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, PostgreSQL www <pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org>
  • Subject: Re: New email list for emergency communications
  • Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:47:20 -0400 (EDT)
  • Message-id: <200803241547(dot)m2OFlKu15415(at)momjian(dot)us>

Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> > I would like the requirements defined by the -www and sysadmins teams.
> > I don't want us to go off and create yet more infrastructure without
> > full documentation and understanding of the purpose and whether it is
> > redundant.
> >
> > This list is currently redundant as we have the resources and
> > technology already in place to deal with this. I think you are
> > attacking the wrong problem Bruce.
> 
> For how often it happens, its worth nothing: I agree 100% with Joshua 
> here, but, if Bruce wants to create a list on his personal domain (which, 
> in itself is a failure point as it requires that *his* domain is not 100% 
> perfect), it doesn't mean that anyone actually has to *use* it ... I know 
> I never will, since there already exist faster, more reliable, contact 
> methods ...

I think we need a more centralized contact system than we have now. 
Personally when I don't get email I am unsure who to contact (because
community email is down).  The email list was a method to centralize
that.  The list of possible contact methods listed confirms my point.

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  Bruce Momjian  <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>        http://momjian.us
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