Re: new list

[Roberto Ierusalimschy <roberto@...>]

> Maybe it's too late now, but since we called the list "lua-l" for so
> many years, why not continue with the same name? Also, does it seem like
> too much technical trouble to use the lua.org domain? Check the lua.org
> DNS service, it is usually very easy to set up mail forwarding.

We thought about that. Technically it is easy; actually it is already
done: you can use "lua-l@lua.org" if you prefer. But there are too many
places that shows the raw address of the list (headers, welcome message,
etc.). It would be quite confusing if we talk about an address while the
list itself talks about another.


> It would be nice if we had a list address that was short and will
> never change again, even if we should change servers.

We do not intend to change severs frequently. Because the list is
closed, its address is not very relevant; what is relevant is how to
"find" the list. This is fixed at www.lua.org/lua-l.html. As you have
to subscribe, it is easy to get the opportunity and set an alias to the
list.

-- Roberto