Werner LEMBERG <w...@gnu.org> writes: > Andrew, > > > thanks for your long reponse. I have to correct two of your > statements: > >> But (contrary to a false statement I made about import into >> Discourse) you can't import mailbox format lists into Discourse >> simply, because, for example, the creation of users from 25 years >> ago who most probably no longer have the same email addresses is >> very problematic for various reasons. > > It's really a pity that such a conversion is not supported, since it > would be extremely helpful in the long run. However, e-mail addresses > shouldn't be exposed in the web interface (the already existing e-mail > list archive doesn't do that either). The construction of threads > rather relies on the 'In-Reply-To:' and 'References:' fields, AFAIK.
All months in the archive are downloadable in mbox format, of course containing all the Email addresses. I don't think this would escape the notice of scraping tools though there may be some limits braking bulk downloads. >> Maybe the history of bugs from ten versions ago is not that >> important to have instantly online. > > It's not the 'history of bugs' that counts – we have a bug tracker for > that. It's rather the collected wisdom of tips and tricks, mainly > related to Scheme wizardry, that is so important to look up for both > users and developers. The indexing is lacklustre, to say the least. Nevertheless, I am occasionally surprised by people being able to find past utterings of mine to rub my nose in. -- David Kastrup