First of all, Happy New Year to all. Don't know if the following can be done, its just an idea:
- A new link in R HTML Help pointing to a searchable mailing list archive - the Set CRAN mirror option in R could produce a small file with the appropriate URL for the link. Best regards, Vitor Chagas actuary Portugal --- Martin Maechler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> "John" == John Sorkin > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>> on Sat, 07 Jan 2006 11:05:01 -0500 writes: > > John> Jon, Thank you for the terse form of the > URL. I hope > John> the mailing list will automatically > include it in > John> there Email messages. John > > well, it *already* contains > > > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide! > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > where the first URL is **the** R-help page, and has > itself links > to more than one archive of the mailing list, > and the 2nd URL (posting guide) also explains many > things > (including the mailing list page and archives). > > I really wonder if adding yet another URL to the > footer of every > message will be the solution; as others have > correctly remarked, > the problem is that for many newbies it is more > convenient to ask > rather than to first read something that contains > more than three > words. ;-) > > Well, then, maybe for some people, an extra line > with another link > ("click click" instead of reading) might be the > solution... > > Martin Maechler, ETH Zurich, (your mailing list > maintainer) > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > Vitor Chagas Actuary Portugal ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html