From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mout.gmx.com (mout.gmx.com [74.208.4.201]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 01882386F028 for ; Mon, 20 Apr 2020 20:45:10 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 01882386F028 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=iname.com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=bstewart@iname.com DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=mail.com; s=dbd5af2cbaf7; t=1587415510; bh=6K/GD+oH8Ir6AfaCb1YbRFAgN6D0Y02VrB8WU0KuLjQ=; h=X-UI-Sender-Class:References:In-Reply-To:From:Date:Subject:To; b=WFjfoMZr9l+QmYla5cORwpaTWpLAZFCNDiLvggFVNdPnTk94gjk85tP+yZ/TovY69 zMm3OJXqg4MGxFGPMggNF7OEqPTYEVcaGLdkQQpTJKR8p68lGHpg69/Dk2KwNDF/wx xuCdoqj2NPAFRdseszTvfvIeWLLAbq2pVD+CnIAw= X-UI-Sender-Class: 214d933f-fd2f-45c7-a636-f5d79ae31a79 Received: from mail-lj1-f172.google.com ([209.85.208.172]) by mail.gmx.com (mrgmxus003 [74.208.5.15]) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0M9Zs1-1jVt9t0nE7-00D0J9 for ; Mon, 20 Apr 2020 22:45:10 +0200 Received: by mail-lj1-f172.google.com with SMTP id u6so11603948ljl.6 for ; Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:45:09 -0700 (PDT) X-Gm-Message-State: AGi0PualNYE2LBeD79+rGWGAB2m2Ec2OJhSBaAfwoed5UVQZjJFek5SF bKw8uEO3k7hGPbVlU2hEdIObjA1odZvTtly72os= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APiQypJJlz7sQLVGfcJtytLxFN35QPnKD/UBxjCXRNVZJtd0g5SXwiLdirSBsMDXYHgjYxWQGGZS/HcwSC8cCUp2G6I= X-Received: by 2002:a2e:b4d0:: with SMTP id r16mr11291692ljm.129.1587415508541; Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:45:08 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20200417174902.GA32412@iguana.crashland.org> <169450016.20200417211620@yandex.ru> <20200420172017.GA17660@iguana.crashland.org> <20200420200921.GA10790@cgf.cx> In-Reply-To: <20200420200921.GA10790@cgf.cx> From: Bill Stewart Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:44:41 -0600 X-Gmail-Original-Message-ID: Message-ID: Subject: Re: Two naive questions To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:RxuetjDCmYsEUW1Yr0BcVxb4697jyuwTjZfEN4cK9rKLACZdwIa vKaHKxe3J0VIccqfaZlc3+BciQ3T99NuhbU1dNVahN8GiOMjnCKlB7pDO9Vvzi7NLjLZdzh j5yyMRCIsNm1Zc6mpS4tDSgyLZEJV6Nc1IFnajhl8ybqpq9SfJ/L+aCThcdIAjHFbi7Ga7b bRt0zBw6ExE2sylkxsg/g== X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V03:K0:7HrDngClyZs=:alLFOCNQ9Z8hxAvaD1uixI GF9+blI6dsNdcwylkch0ZEJ2bLEmXLNqwnokFJiutab4kfHw/LxI97K/GA5Iflo0giN/DLjlB K8yeSERFaLZ5Wjuk6+timwxnwoeKW5JsxPSPlfRdOqVTw6SnudWfQf6k89JvhpBvn2WoDvCda DB0mbIOCYpVdKedGVOINdWfqsMm+aV+WEMlpTBJlno4+9JR64Ylat5RWmzJAvywmCzgs4Ox7j izT20AKCSdJ0h+1K3G6CNO/cluLjq4HFp+gwRh+s9Li/3ADBFaQGAAjviQagYlnUMw1qQTRbe mG8ZjW15AHTObPstN8HYUsKpnZQcXHptIjAqpSOgP6DztHaJ3lDnpQjQY3uPgDfyvOQe1y9+i HHMWzYwKx7mVoqET5z2AZvD6bGBU4GQ2zygOUbsUMA2I8RpGNhZyUw9oBudHF1zrXXMWoX3/f U6vE+zFJ31qMf6YfKmTQYAlMyaeGWcY9QdtL4bI9Et6D6/MdETM5yLpng7Z5Jf0/bhnTTYXvu Frgo/bil70GNYDnYqFQadvkh5skjK5iw3MYOewqNam/zL8cVnmvmREdKYg8VgvymS/7V/pmM+ Ezwinv/vOPIjYLAkPRndpX/TpiZNn2obiQdFKRDBP0g1Q4brHsWOaTl3vj936HMnjJV0ybYFc QUPMORwxHKJXOaG86Hn+aH4Wf8K2XkGOBr4YaPyFyaIXMyZGDMPLyW8G6VcftYfLQ/tLNw4EB QELgyhVdWvQByKBnWXqek+GzOW8krZHjCWr0EhHVM+m7emtAmpUKTl2ll6jdRxxOXRSMr31/7 DclNLF/bPINcCLzcXVrSCBP0By84eXT6IICuO//Rpm+rutEoAPCwbUbF0BSSq6Ykgsxyhtx9v Vf6xgQwuFEDi/4joYShM+grktw3//uwCPGhpwinvTMNpM+G4Bc8y50AD2t70TRRQ17X3suDBV 5Z/ZzZ6UL9O/LxkIcXywso+iNQ2Co5FbTaKZYVxYNuYDV3mNoj4nPKUja7RRn+sUOuzrr1fkU YZhseZtmKXyql8JNED4IMp07burhl+bpVviVWmN5X2HrUxf9Jl29gZuVA/uRZkX8kVdAG5Oa3 rLbUEq2yVeUemfBr6Ghk0qIybSmX4o7+HAqNSbhqRrGoGSCXgNe3Z3RxSXBSW/xefMgyJ3kSS BYym9jinOq3rO558vFSp987AbJhEdCqThJw2I+xn49hSIw30O+031ZwH6ez4yO3zxmpRx+R9I UkDNP4flNox3t77H+ X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 20:45:12 -0000 On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 2:09 PM Christopher Faylor wrote: > With mailman, if you click on a message in the archives and then click > on the email address at the top, your mail client of choice will be > opened with correct "In-Reply-To" set. If you want to reply to the list > then replace the "To" with the email address of the mailing list. You > can also download the mailbox-formatted archive, read it with a client > like "mutt" and reply that way. So it is _possible_, but not exactly user-friendly (you're presuming that end-users even understand these instructions). What if a user is limited to a web-based mail client, for example, and has no way to access said options? (I think it goes without saying that a "use a better mail client" response is not feasible, at least for some users, in addition to possibly sounding a bit elitist.) Aside from this, in my opinion, the above instructions are an awkward (IMO) workaround due to limitations inherent in trying to use email for something it wasn't really designed for (again: just my opinion). > OTOH, most message boards have a way to freeze old discussions and > discourage resurrecting dead threads. That depends on who administers the forum. That's not necessarily an inviolable rule. Again - not trying to start a controversy here - just pointing out that a mailing list has some limitations. (After all, web-based discussion forums were invented for a reason.) Bill