Re: [Mailman-Developers] on the subject of fix_url, list creation with @ is non-intuitive..

2004-10-25 Thread Terri Oda
On Oct 25, 2004, at 3:44 AM, Tokio Kikuchi wrote: If I didn't feel guilty using my laptop while proctoring my students' exam, I'd write the patch tomorrow while I'm stuck sitting in a quiet room. I might do it later in the evening, though, if no one else gets to it first. We need no hurry for r

Re: [Mailman-Developers] on the subject of fix_url, list creation with @ is non-intuitive..

2004-10-25 Thread Barry Warsaw
On Mon, 2004-10-25 at 03:44, Tokio Kikuchi wrote: > Wouldn't it be better to introduce '--urlhost=' option and keep '@' for > backward compatibility? > > $ bin/newlist --urlhost=www.dom.ain listname > or > $ bin/newlist [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's a good idea too. -Barry signature.asc Descripti

Re: [Mailman-Developers] on the subject of fix_url, list creation with @ is non-intuitive..

2004-10-25 Thread Barry Warsaw
On Mon, 2004-10-25 at 02:23, Terri Oda wrote: > I was thinking of doing the same thing but with a space instead of a :. > I can't think of any reason not to keep the backwards compatibility as > long as we don't leave the confusing stuff in the documentation. The problem with using a space is th

Re: [Mailman-Developers] on the subject of fix_url, list creation with @ is non-intuitive..

2004-10-25 Thread Tokio Kikuchi
Wouldn't it be better to introduce '--urlhost=' option and keep '@' for backward compatibility? $ bin/newlist --urlhost=www.dom.ain listname or $ bin/newlist [EMAIL PROTECTED] No, because there are many types of URL (including mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] email address specifications), so URL is not

Re: [Mailman-Developers] on the subject of fix_url, list creation with @ is non-intuitive..

2004-10-25 Thread Ian Eiloart
--On Monday, October 25, 2004 4:44 pm +0900 Tokio Kikuchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, Terri Oda wrote: On Oct 24, 2004, at 10:19 PM, Barry Warsaw wrote: I think you'd have to change this in a backward compatible way. A counter proposal would be to add name:domain (simply change the '@' to a

Re: [Mailman-Developers] on the subject of fix_url, list creation with @ is non-intuitive..

2004-10-25 Thread Tokio Kikuchi
Hi, Terri Oda wrote: On Oct 24, 2004, at 10:19 PM, Barry Warsaw wrote: I think you'd have to change this in a backward compatible way. A counter proposal would be to add name:domain (simply change the '@' to a ':') so it doesn't look like an email address. Continue to support the original argumen