On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, Henri Yandell wrote:
> Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 15:56:34 -0500 (EST) > From: Henri Yandell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Jakarta Commons Developers List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Jakarta Commons Developers List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: Time for more mailing lists ? > > > > On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, Shapira, Yoav wrote: > > > Howdy, > > > > >specific to a package. That way, I can keep an eye on what is going on > > >throughout the group of packages, but skim the subject lines if I'm in > > a > > >hurry at the moment. > > > > This is exactly the way I work as well. > > > > I also wanted to add another aspect: the point of view of a user > > searching the list archives. It's much easier to search a single list > > than multiple lists. To me this is a huge plus, as I like to search the > > archives (and frequently advise others the same) prior to asking a > > question on the list. > > This is a bad point at the moment. Because all the subprojects are in one > list, the user is unable to seaparate. Why not -- a search that includes a criteria for "beanutils" or "[beanutils]" is going to be quite accurate, even on a busy list like commons-dev. If you want to do folder-per-package, filtering on this in the subject line works well to (because the community is pretty well trained). > With lots of sub-lists, the user > could search over each list or search over all of Commons. > Do any mailing list archive sites offer cross-list searches in a single request? If they don't, this is a total non-starter for me. > > This is why we have filters and folders in our mail readers, IMHO. > > I obviously need to keep trying to migrate to mutt. > Even pine does a pretty decent job at this :-). > Hen Craig -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
