<div dir="ltr"><div>I don't think greg or any senior kernel developer would like to get personal mail, which are officially the list/community business. <br></div>Skipping thank you mails is really okay. you can always thank them in advance is a good idea. <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 11, 2016 at 11:47 AM, Tobin Harding <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:me@tobin.cc" target="_blank">me@tobin.cc</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On Tue, Jun 07, 2016 at 12:03:57PM -0400, Frank Ch. Eigler wrote:<br>
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> me@tobin.cc wrote:<br>
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> > LKML list etiquette question. When asking a [simple] question that<br>
> > receives an suitable answer is it correct etiquette to reply with a<br>
> > thank you email or is this just adding noise to the list?<br>
><br>
> (Probably obvious, but you can always reply with a "thank you",<br>
> sent directly to the people who answered rather than to the list.)<br>
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</span>I had got the vibe that it was unacceptable to mail people directly and not cc<br>
the list. Is this response correct that there are times it is acceptable to<br>
exclude the list. GregKH has had to nudge me twice for doing this so I am very<br>
hesitant to write any emails that are not in the clear (cc'ing a list).<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
Tobin<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Thank you <br>Warm Regards<br>Anuz<br></div>
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