On Mon, 2010-07-05 at 09:23 -0400, Tom Horsley wrote:
On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:57:48 -0400 Chris Tyler wrote:
a process that takes a few seconds
I understand the need to subscribe, but the process does not take a few seconds. For one thing, a lot of ISPs seem to be blocked or are blocking replies (you can't ever tell which one), so you have to try different mail accounts till you find one that actually works both ways, and not knowing how long it might take to get a reply, it can take a while to decide the first address you used isn't going to work.
Well, obviously, when using a mailing list, a end-to-end working mail configuration is needed. (This underlines the value of the "confirm this mail" step in the subscription process).
But that said, when you have a working mail setup, it takes only a few seconds to subscribe to a list (e.g., once on a Fedora mailing list, it takes only a few seconds to add another. Maybe a few minutes, if your mail system is slow).
-Chris