[Mailman-Users] List Topics (was: accept_these_nonmembers not working)

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

Cyndi Norwitz writes:

 > On the other hand, bothering the ISP staff isn't what I want to do

But you'll bother the Mailman developers because they do it for free?

Think about it a little.  You like your ISP because they don't charge
much, which is because they free ride on the work of projects like
Mailman.  Mailman does not charge for the resources used in
development and support, which is a good thing.  It enables such free
riding, and that is a good thing, too.  Not everybody who would
benefit from using Mailman can afford to return money or hours to the
project immediately.

But those resources are nonetheless real.  Hours spent on email,
debugging, and development of new features.  Mark Sapiro's time is
*very* expensive, despite his generous choice to put a price of zero
on it, because he is a core developer.  Try to encourage your ISP's
staff to participate in the Mailman lists, at least when your problems
at their host are under discussion.  That will beneift everybody.