Hm.  This would work really well if we could get the d*mn mailing  
list software to _not_ break links in its mad penchant to wrap lines.

The two example links you sent are the same.

I am happy to use this mechanism now that I know I don't have to sync  
to get the file.

Does this mean we don't need the laszlo-reviews mailing list after all?

On 2006-10-12, at 19:07 EDT, Benjamin Shine wrote:

>
> I just posted a few with this mechanism so you can try it out --
> the review mail would say this:
> Imported as http://svn.openlaszlo.org/openlaszlo/patches/
> patch.ben.BMaF.tgz
> and if you click on that link, it downloads the tgz for you
>
> You can also get the individual tar with
> svn export http://svn.openlaszlo.org/openlaszlo/patches/
> patch.ben.BMaF.tgz
> which gives you a non-version-controlled, vanilla tgz file.
>
> -ben
>
> On Oct 12, 2006, at 3:49 PM, Jim Grandy wrote:
>
>> Ah, but they don't have to sync. They just click on the link in the
>> email, and get a download dialog in their browser (at least, they
>> will if we construct the dialog correctly). It's actually less error-
>> prone and more streamlined, because there's no possibility of
>> neglecting to add the patch to the review mail.
>>
>> jim
>>
>> On Oct 12, 2006, at 3:40 PM, P T Withington wrote:
>>
>>> I think this proposal stores less bits on hard drives but makes the
>>> reviewer's job more complicated (they have to sync to get the
>>> review changes).  I prefer the existing mechanism.  If there were
>>> some way to tell the mailing list not to archive attachments,
>>> perhaps that would be a good compromise?
>>>
>>> On 2006-10-12, at 15:07 EDT, Jim Grandy wrote:
>>>
>>>> I just remembered we had a possibly-complementary proposal on the
>>>> table as well:
>>>>
>>>> Modify the review tools to check the changeset in to Subversion
>>>> instead of sending it as an email attachment.
>>>>
>>>> So svn-review would do a
>>>>
>>>>> svn import patch.ptw.xPLr.tgz http://svn.openlaszlo.org/
>>>> openlaszlo/patches/patch.ptw.xPLr.tgz
>>>>
>>>> And add a link to the patch to the review email:
>>>>
>>>> http://svn.openlaszlo.org/openlaszlo/patches/patch.ptw.xPLr.tgz
>>>>
>>>> The argument is that we would then be storing the patch once,
>>>> rather than transporting and storing it for each member of
>>>> whichever list it goes to. And yes, these files would live on in
>>>> Subversion, but that's arguably better than living on in many,
>>>> many email archives.
>>>>
>>>> jim
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 12, 2006, at 11:45 AM, P T Withington wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> We've had a few complaints about the 'review mail' noise on the
>>>>> laszlo-dev mailing list, especially the large attachments that go
>>>>> with the review submission.  If no one objects, I plan to create a
>>>>> new list <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for review mail
>>>>> (and
>>>>> ask that reviewers direct their review requests there).  If  
>>>>> members
>>>>> of this list want to continue to receive review mail, they will
>>>>> need
>>>>> to join the new list.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll send mail to the list when the new one is set up and ready to
>>>>> accept subscriptions.
>>>>>
>>>>> P T Withington
>>>>> OpenLazslo.ORG                       <http://www.openlaszlo.org>
>>>>> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]      skype:ptwithy     aim:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>>
>>>>>
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