Marco
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Marco Tabini wrote:
The problem is that the results should be mailed to the list so that others could tell whether they satisfy the question, but I'm afraid that would become annoying.
Perhaps a sister list could be setup to receive these messages. This would prevent the annoyance while still providing a central location for those interested to view responses. A bit of mail server wizardry (if you'd even call it that) can ensure that messages are delivered to all those participating in the thread.
Edward Dudlik "Those who say it cannot be done should not interfere with the person doing it."
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Marco Tabini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, 21 October, 2003 11:59 Subject: Re: [PHP] (ANNOUNCE) New PHP mailing list *searchable* archives
- Edwin - wrote:
Sort of a PHP-AI eh? :) Hmm... I don't think that's a bad idea at all, but...
I wonder how you'd deal with new messages/posts/questions which: 1. Real people don't even understand, and 2. Real posters don't even understand what they're asking.
Well, that's, of course, a problem. In the best case scenario, the search engine will recognize the patterns and provide meaningful suggestions. In the worst case scenario, it won't return anything useful.
Still, it might be worth a try. The system could send only the top ten search results. The problem is that the results should be mailed to the list so that others could tell whether they satisfy the question, but I'm afraid that would become annoying.
The truth, however, is that there is a lot of repetition in the questions that are asked here and a simple search through the archives would answer many questions directly--keeping the list a bit cleaner and easier to follow, IMO.
;)
- E -
PS Nice work, btw!
Thanks :-)
Cheers,
Marco
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